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Painted sleigh From the Kostroma region in northern Russia.
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Painted sleigh From the Kostroma region...

Painted shaft bows (part of a harness)
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Painted shaft bows (part of a harness)

Painted sledge, from northern Russia.
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Painted sledge, from northern Russia.

Battledore showing a mermaid. In pre-Christian times, bird-siren and mermaid were the attributes of a goddess of an agricultural cult, later they became symbols of joy and happiness. From the Upper Volga region.
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Battledore showing a mermaid. In pre-Christian times, bird-siren and me...

Painted wooden mug with a hinged cover, used for honey or beer. From southern Siberia
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Painted wooden mug with a hinged cover, used for honey or beer....

Copper samovar
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Copper samovar

Drinking bowl, a birdlike shape first found in Russia around 2000 BCE. From Northern Russia
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Drinking bowl, a birdlike shape first found in Russia around 2000 BCE....

Window with pigeon design - mica
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Window with pigeon design - mica

Gable decoration, showing a two-headed mythical animal carved from tree roots (18th), Volodga region.
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Gable decoration, showing a two-headed mythical animal carved from tree roots (...

Two wooden beehives, carved in the image of a woman and a man, have holes for eyes and open mouths to serve as entrance for the bees. From the Ryazan region.
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Two wooden beehives, carved in the image of a woman and a man, have holes fo...

A peasant woman as a bird-house. The birds entered by the mouth and nested in the head. From the Ryazan region
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A peasant woman as a bird-house. The birds entered by the mouth and nested...

A man's figure carved to be used as a bird's nest. From the Ryazan region.
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A man's figure carved to be used as a bird's nest. From the Ryazan region.