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He he, ang necktie pa pood...

Quote from: hubag bohol on November 19, 2014, 06:24:23 PM

this doll would be a good addition to my existing collection, part of which is shown here:


left to right: mikhail gorbachev, boris yetsin, leonid brezhnev, joseph stalin, vladimir lenin

these dolls of russian leaders actually end up as one, i.e., the smaller one is placed inside the next bigger one, and so on.


A matryoshka doll, also known as Russian nesting doll or babushka doll, refers to a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other. (wikipedia)


Matryoshka set in a row


Matryoshka doll taken apart

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Design

A set of matryoshkas consist of a wooden figure which separates, 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 number of nested figures is traditionally not less than five, but can be much more, up to several dozen with sufficiently fine craftsmanship. (wikipedia)

Modern dolls often yield an odd number of figures but this is not an absolute rule; the original Zvyozdochkin set, for instance, had an even number. The form is approximately cylindrical, with a rounded top for the head, tapering toward the bottom, with few or no protruding features; the dolls have no hands (except those that are painted). Traditionally the outer layer is a woman, dressed in a sarafan. The figures inside may be of either gender; the smallest, innermost doll is typically a baby lathed from a single small piece of wood (and hence non-opening). The artistry is in the painting of each doll, which can be extremely elaborate.


The original matryoshka set by Zvyozdochkin and Malyutin, 1892

The word "matryoshka" (маÑ,Ñ€Ñ'шка), literally "little matron", is a diminutive form of the Russian female first name "Matryona" (МаÑ,Ñ€Ñ'на). (wikipedia)

Botoy's gift alang kang Madame Islander...