DepartmentEurope
Totemic figurine
NameSculpture
Maker
Sergei Kulakov
(Russian, 1945 - 2006)
CultureSlavic
Date1990 -1996
Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe
MediumWood
Dimensions9 13/16 × 7 7/8 × 3 9/16 in. (25 × 20 × 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.24
Object numberA.2020.40.24
ProvenancePurchased mid-1990s from the artist, from an exhibition at the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia
DescriptionCarved wooden figurine in five distinct sections: square head with eyes and beak-like structure; rectangular torso which could represent and figure with a head and torso; wing-like structures on either side of the torso; and a base.
