DepartmentEurope
Figurine
NameSculpture
Maker
Sergei Kulakov
(Russian, 1945 - 2006)
CultureSlavic
Date1990 -1996
Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe
MediumWood
Dimensions5 7/8 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (15 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.5
Object numberA.2020.40.5
ProvenancePurchased mid-1990s from the artist, from an exhibition at the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia
DescriptionCarved wood figurine in three distinct parts: head has rudimentary facial features; torson has center dot and is dividedfrom lower body by small "waist"; lower body has vertical lines and a vertical crack from bottom to waist.
