DepartmentEurope

Horse and rider figurine

NameSculpture

Maker Sergei Kulakov (Russian, 1945 - 2006)

CultureSlavic

Date1990 -1996

Place madeRussia

MediumWood, leather

Dimensions6 5/16 × 7 5/16 × 2 9/16 in. (16 × 18.5 × 6.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.36

Object numberA.2020.40.36

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

DescriptionCarved wooden figurine of horse and rider. Horse has long neck and leather-wrapped head with five knobs on back. Horse's body is flat with four attached legs and curled tail. Rider sitting sideways on the horse has an oval head with facial features and knobs across the top. Rider's torso has attached arms and round shield, dots, and curved line decoration. Rider has attached legs.