DepartmentEurope
Amulet necklace
NameNecklace
Maker
Sergei Kulakov
(Russian, 1945 - 2006)
CultureSlavic
Date1990 -1996
Place madeKarelia, Russia, Europe
MediumWood, leather
Dimensions17 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 13/16 in. (43.5 × 8 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Clark Reynolds, A.2020.40.26
Object numberA.2020.40.26
ProvenancePurchased mid-1990s from the artist, from an exhibition at the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia
DescriptionLeather cord knotted around a figurative amulet. The amulet consists of a head with facial features and a body with a square and parallelogram design surround by dots.
