Dymka Russian Dymkovo Toy

The dymka is a one-of-a-kind toy, each player has his own subject. Dymkovo toy, one of the oldest russian craft traditions, was born more than 400 years ago in the present-day kyrov region, more precisely in the village of dymkovo. The dymka-making tradition is jealously guarded by craftsmen. The toy is composed of several details, the red clay allows to glue the pieces together without external means, it is just necessary to have the tool to smooth the point of join, so as to hide the seam. The finished toy should rest for 5-7 days. Then it goes to the oven at a temperature of up to 900 ° c. Only then is the white white lead applied. The color palette is wide and colorful, the patterns of the dymkovo toy are often rudimentary. Dymkovo toys are drawn from real life. Zoya penkina well-known creator of dymkovo toys. The dymkovo toy with its traditional appearance could have disappeared, it is a hundred years old but it was saved by anna merzina the only dymka craftswoman who continues to make them in an ancestral way, and by the artist vyatka alexexey denshin, it is the latter who popularized the craft of dymkas. Subsequently the kirov artists' union established a special artistic council that monitored compliance with the making of dymkas. Size: 22 cm high and 10.5 cm wide. Some lack of paint: see photos. Feel free to look at all my listings. Very neat shipping with bubble wrap. For shipments outside the france, contact me for the rate.