matryoshka doll

matryoshka doll is a nesting doll or cultural icon.

Also recorded as Russian nesting doll; Russian doll; stacking doll; Babushka doll; Russian tea doll; nesting doll.

Overview

It is associated with Russia. Catalogue entries state maker, model, completeness of accessories and condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Japanese-created Russian cultural icon: set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Matryoshka doll”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q17297: matryoshka doll
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