DepartmentEurope
Adult and children figurine
NameSculpture
Maker
Sergei Kulakov
(Russian, 1945 - 2006)
CultureSlavic
Date1990 -1996
Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe
MediumWood
Dimensions5 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (14 × 6 × 5.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.18
Object numberA.2020.40.18
ProvenancePurchased mid-1990s from the artist, from an exhibition at the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia
DescriptionCarved wood figurine consisting of larger figure holding smaller figure in arms; smaller figure is holdng and even smaller figure. All three have hood-like structures around their faces and largest figure has rudimentary facial features. The two larger figures have decorative bands on their lower bodies; the smallest figure has a sun-like design on its torso.
