Figurine of a stork on a stand
India ,
12.07.1956
МЗСБ КП 5905 П 178
17,4 х 5,7 х 8 cm
horn, wood, turning, grinding, varnishing
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.
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Kumgan (a jar for water)
India ,
1963
Kumgan (a jar for water)
A gift from the sports delegation from India. It is made of yellow metal and is shaped as a narrow-necked jug with a long spout, a shaped handle and a high lid ending in a sharp spire; the lid is fixed to the handle; the body is round and has two flattened sides. The surface of the jug is decorated with red and blue small flowers and yellow twigs.
Napkin. A gift from the Hungarian military delegation led by Lieutenant General Lajos Czinege, the Minister of Defense
Hungary ,
02.02.1961
Napkin. A gift from the Hungarian military delegation led by Lieutenant General Lajos Czinege, the Minister of Defense
A gift from the Hungarian military delegation led by Lieutenant General Lajos Czinege, the Minister of Defense, to the Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad Museum of Defense. A double-sided crochet border napkin with a satin stich embroidery of floral ornament.
Scroll with a picture of a horse
China ,
May 1954
Scroll with a picture of a horse
A gift from the delegation of Chinese cultural workers who visited Stalingrad in May 1954. The paper is transferred to fabric. Despite the lack of detailed tracing, the image is dynamic and the horse is depicted in motion. Its head is turned to the right. The mane and tail flutter playfully. On the right side there is a vertical inscription in hieroglyphs. The fabric base with the pattern is wound on a wooden roller for rigidity and shape preservation. The roller is made of dark wood and covered with varnish.