TRADITIONAL COSTUME DOLL IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING - CIRCA 1970S-1980S

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING SOUVENIR DOLL DRESSED IN AUTHENTIC TRADITIONAL FOLK COSTUME, PRESENTED IN ORIGINAL FACTORY PACKAGING WITH CLEAR ACETATE DISPLAY WINDOW. THE DOLL REPRESENTS THE CLASSIC RUSSIAN MAIDEN IN FESTIVE ATTIRE, FEATURING THE ICONIC SARAFAN (PINAFORE DRESS) AND KOKOSHNIK (TRADITIONAL HEADDRESS) COMBINATION THAT CHARACTERISES RUSSIAN CULTURAL DRESS. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES MID-TO-LATE 20TH CENTURY SOVIET-ERA SOUVENIR PRODUCTION, WHEN SUCH DOLLS WERE MANUFACTURED AS CULTURAL AMBASSADORS AND TOURIST COLLECTIBLES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- HEAD AND LIMBS: COMPOSITION OR MOULDED PLASTIC WITH HAND-PAINTED FACIAL FEATURES
- COSTUME: LAYERED FABRIC CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING RED VELVET OR COTTON SARAFAN WITH GOLD-TRIMMED CROSS-STITCH EMBROIDERED DETAILS
- UNDERGARMENT: WHITE COTTON OR LINEN CHEMISE WITH PUFFED SLEEVES
- APRON: GREEN FELT WITH WHITE LACE TRIM AND GOLD BRAID EDGING
- HEADDRESS: RED FELT KOKOSHNIK (TRADITIONAL TALL HEADDRESS) EMBELLISHED WITH APPLIED BEADS, SEQUINS, AND METALLIC TRIM IN GOLD AND SILVER TONES
- FOOTWEAR: BLACK PAINTED SHOES

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 28 CM (DOLL ONLY)
- PACKAGING: TALL TRAPEZOIDAL BOX WITH CORRUGATED CARDBOARD CONSTRUCTION

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 17cm, Depth: 6cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Excellent

656550+3

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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