DepartmentEurope
Adult and child figurine
NameSculpture
Maker
Sergei Kulakov
(Russian, 1945 - 2006)
CultureSlavic
Date1990 -1996
Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe
MediumWood
Dimensions4 5/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (11 × 6 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.17
Object numberA.2020.40.17
ProvenancePurchased mid-1990s from the artist, from an exhibition at the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia
DescriptionDual figure which appears as mother and child. Larger figure with round face and extended arms holds smaller figure in front. Two legs(?) extend from bottom front of child. Both have hood-like structures around their heads. Both have rudimentary facial features.
