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The listing, Matruska nesting dolls, 5 piece set. has ended.

This is a like new set of nesting dolls, but I see that the second largest doll has some deterioration of the paint.

Questions & Comments

cute set

Nov 21st, 2014 at 7:03:28 AM PST by

I will list a Santa set as soon as I take the pictures.

Nov 21st, 2014 at 8:06:56 AM PST by

i came from russia back in 1975 and can vouch that those are the real stuff.the old russian tradition making those dolls goes centuries back. in russia they are called matreshka. the largest holds-nests in itself next in size and then that one nests yet smaller one and so on. the whole set can have up to 10 dolls depending on the size of the largest one. since they made in different parts of russia, there are some local variations, but the general idea stays the same. i am wondering how those dolls ended up in wi, since the largest concentration of russian speaking people lives back east, especially in new york. that is where you can find the largest variety of matreshkas that is a short foray into the russian ethnography
forgot to add that matreshka comes from a common russian female name
matrena or matresha which are only village names not common in large cities

Nov 27th, 2014 at 10:23:56 AM PST by

What a terrific testimony. When I worked in Milwaukee, I met many Russian Jews that had settled on the east side. I believe I got this at a thrift store. Obviuosly someone did not know its value.

Nov 27th, 2014 at 10:32:25 AM PST by