DepartmentEurope

Horse and rider figurine

NameSculpture

Maker Sergei Kulakov (Russian, 1945 - 2006)

CultureSlavic

Date1990 -1996

Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe

MediumWood, leather

Dimensions8 7/8 × 14 × 3 11/16 in. (22.5 × 35.5 × 9.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.32

Object numberA.2020.40.32

ProvenancePurchased mid-1990s from the artist, from an exhibition at the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia

DescriptionHorse with figure sitting on its back. Horse has a long neck to which head is attached with leather thong; four knobs protrude from its head. It has a flat, rectangular body, an arched and curled tail, and four distinct legs. The figure has an oval head with protruding knobs across the top, a torso decorated with sun-like image, arms with elbows pointed out, and legs pegged to lower body.