"Forest doll". Carved wooden doll, dressed in moss. Used to protect against demons. [SM 20/05/2011]

Collection type: Object
Description: "Forest doll". Carved wooden doll, dressed in moss. Used to protect against demons. [SM 20/05/2011]
Long description: "Forest doll". Carved wooden doll, dressed in moss. Used to protect against demons. The doll has a carved face with features highlighted in ink. He is wearing moss clothes that are bound to the body with string. He has a bundle of sticks on his back and hasa stick tied to his right hand. His legs are bound with paper strips and his shoes are made from woven ?bark. He is nailed to a wooden base. [SM 20/05/2011]
Geographical reference: Russia
Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
Cultural groups: European Russian
Person: Field collector Edward Lovett; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1933
Date collected: By 1933
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Moss Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Tied, Process Drawn, Process Nailed
Dimensions: Width: max 93 mm, Length: max 245 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.51.1055 Other numbers: A 162727 R 3689/ 1937 G DOL C lot 218

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