СHICKEN Folk Art Dymkovo Toy Russian Handmade Signed Porcelain Figurine Naive

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СHICKEN Folk Art Dymkovo Toy Russian Handmade Signed Porcelain Figurine Naive:
$19.95

Handcrafted, Hand-painted Dymkovo Toy!

In Kirov (formerly Vyatka), artisans are reviving a unique craft-form, the world-famous Dymkovo clay figurines. Made of baked clay with bright ornamental painting, many experts consider them one of the wonders of Russia and one of its hallmark signature folk-crafts. Art scholars believe that the history of the Dymkovo figures go back more than 400 years.

They originated in the fishing village of Dymkovo, as potters and oven-builders lived there in Old Russian days.Scholars believe that the first figures moulded from clay were whistles in the form of horses, sheep, goats, and ducks.Craftsmen created them for the annual holiday Свистунья (Svistunyа) or “Whistling”, which honoured those killed in a battle in 1418 between the people of Vyatka and those of Veliki Ustyug.According to legend, during the night, not recognising each other, two friendly armies engaged in battle.Each year, the holiday remembered those accidentally killed in this incident.Later on, it took on festive overtones; the festival lasted several days, and people filled the air with toots from colourful whistles.

Dymkovo toys are hand molded from a mixture of local red clay and river sand. After its various parts are fastened together with liquid clay, the toy is dried, fired in a furnace and whitewashed with chalk diluted in milk. Finally it is painted in tempera with bright geometric patterns and decorated with gold leaf accents.

Every Dymkovo toy is handmade and unique, existing as the only copy. Every master brings in her own manner and colouring. The Dymkovo toy handicraft still has no serial production, which makes it different from other folk arts and crafts (Such as Khokhloma and nested doll (matreshka)

All creations are 100% original & one-of-a-kind (OOAK-- never reproduced or duplicated).

Dimensions: 9 cm(3,5\")x7,5 cm (3\")x5 cm (2\")Ready to ship immediately!Very careful packing
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