1924 year
Russia
Object qualities
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Objectwork-tool (spinning wheels, etc.): Distaff.
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Author of the objectA. Kuvakin
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueUftyuga painting
(Uftyuga painting) -
MediumBirch bark
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Geography details
Russia -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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Date1924 year
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcecollection of articles “Folk Art. Materials and Research. Issue II”
Author(s) V. Gusev, E. Petrova, I. Boguslavskaya, Y. Kiblitsky, N. Remizova, M. Serebryakyan, T. Rumyantseva -
Fund that the source refers toThe State Russian Museum
Description
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A distaff, painted by A. Kuvakin in 1924, is interesting not only as an example of the the finest artistry and great sense of composition of the author, but also as a kind of ‘signature’ – an expressive image of a white-faced spinner, that Kuvakin used in the decoration of distaffs.
