Dymkovo toys, also known as the Vyatka toys or Kirov toys are moulded painted clay figures of people and animals . It is one of the old Russian folk art handicrafts, which still exists in a village of Dymkovo near Kirov . Traditionally, the Dymkovo toys are made by women. The tradition of making pennywhistles in the form of a horse, a horse rider, and a bird goes back to the ancient magic ritual images and has to do with the agricultural calendar holidays. Later, the little figures lost their magic meaning and turned into toys for children, the making of which would become an artistic handicraft. Up until the 20th century, this toy production had been ...
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