DepartmentEurope
Figurine
NameSculpture
Maker
Sergei Kulakov
(Russian, 1945 - 2006)
CultureSlavic
Date1990 -1996
Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe
MediumWood
Dimensions5 5/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 3/16 in. (13.5 × 3.2 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.4
Object numberA.2020.40.4
ProvenancePurchased mid-1990s from the artist, from an exhibition at the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia
DescriptionCarved wood figurine with three, distinct parts: head, torso, lower body. The head has rudimentary facial features, torso has incised triangles and dots, and the lower body vertical lines. Vertical crack runs throughout.
