Set of 6 russian dolls or matryoshkas made in Brest, Belarus.

Set of 6 russian dolls or matryoshkas made of birch wood.

Description of this set of 6 russian dolls or matryoshkas :

Set of 6 Russian dolls or matryoshkas made of birch wood, made in Brest, Belarus.

Encyclopedia :

Matryoshka dolls also known as stacking dolls, nesting dolls, Russian tea dolls, or Russian dolls are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another. The name Matryoshka is a diminutive form of Matryosha, in turn a hypocoristic of the Russian female first name Matryona.

A set of matryoshkas consists of a wooden figure, which separates at the middle, top from bottom, to reveal a smaller figure of the same sort inside, which has, in turn, another figure inside of it, and so on.

The first Russian nested doll set was made in 1890 by wood turning craftsman and wood carver Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin, who was a folk crafts painter at Abramtsevo. Traditionally the outer layer is a woman, dressed in a Russian sarafan dress. The figures inside may be of any gender; the smallest, innermost doll is typically a baby turned from a single piece of wood. Much of the artistry is in the painting of each doll, which can be very elaborate. The dolls often follow a theme; the themes may vary, from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders. In some countries, matryoshka dolls are often referred to as babushka dolls, though they are not known by this name in Russian; babushka means ´grandmother; old woman´.

Technical details about this set of 6 russian dolls or matryoshkas :

Dimensions of this set of 6 russian dolls or matryoshkas : 11, 8, 6, 5, 3 et 2 cm.

Melody of this set of 6 russian dolls or matryoshkas : none.

Item# of this set of 6 russian dolls or matryoshkas : 90235.