DepartmentEurope

Figurine

NameSculpture

Maker Sergei Kulakov (Russian, 1945 - 2006)

CultureSlavic

Date1990 -1996

Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe

MediumWood

Dimensions5 9/16 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (14.2 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.8

Object numberA.2020.40.8

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

DescriptionCarved wood figure with four distinct parts: head with large nose, slit eyes, and slit mouth; torsor with carved dots
and carved neclace with upside-down "V" pendant; waist with round, belt-like structure; and lower body with vertical
stripes.