Plaque with a portrait of Karl Marx.
FRG ,
October 1963
МЗСБ КП 8557/1
24,7 х 18,5 х 3,5 cm
wood, metal, stamping, notching, grinding, varnishing
Present of the delegation of the Communist Party of Germany to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense, October 1963, Rheinland-Pfalz land. A handmade portrait of Karl Marx by one of the members of the delegation; the portrait took more than 200 hours to make. The plate under the portrait reads: “Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands / Rheinland-Pfalz / 1963”
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Traditional whip of shepherds in northeastern Brazil
Brazil ,
1953
Traditional whip of shepherds in northeastern Brazil
A gift from a group of Brazilian medical workers who visited Stalingrad in 1953. The whip consists of three twisted leather straps tied together. The gap between the straps is 8 cm. The handle is braided with thin straw of two colours. At the end of the handle there is a metal ring with a leather loop.
Figurine of a stork on a stand
India ,
12.07.1956
Figurine of a stork on a stand
A gift from the Indian journalist Roy and his wife who visited Stalingrad 12.07.1956. The bird is standing over the nest. The head of the stork is turned to the sky, the beak is a little bit opened and the wings are spread. The figurine is carved from a Buffalo horn. The wings are glued to the body of the figurine. It is polished and glued to a wooden base.
Small sculpture “The Symbol of Peace” on a pedestal and a stand
Egypt ,
1958
Small sculpture “The Symbol of Peace” on a pedestal and a stand
A gift from the City Council of Port Said to the City Council of Stalingrad, 1958
United Arab Republic, Egypt, Port Said. It was given to the delegation of Stalingrad during their stay in Egypt; The inscription around the pedestal reads: “A symbol of Peace. To the Council of Stalingrad from the city Council of Port-Said”.