Tin whistle "Rider" Filimonovskaya Igrushka

the Horseman is one of the favorite and frequently depicted in the people images. It is found in different fields, often portrayed not only in toys but also in the ornaments and paintings. In the semantics of toy rider symbolizes the courageous protector, the breadwinner of the family. In filimonovskaya toy rider can be a soldier, a hussar, or a peasant, worker. This filimonovskaya rider is clearly a young man, and the groom. He Bravo sits on a beautiful bright horse. The man in the hat, he clings to the neck of the horse. Both figures have elongated proportions, that is the hallmark of filimonovskaya whistles.

"Rider". Traditional filimonovskaya toy, a clay whistle. Author: folk artist of Russia, member of Union of artists of Russia Irina Konstantinovna Levitin. The village of Filimonovo, Tula oblast, Russia. 2017 Clay, paint, lacquer, painting. Size — 14,5х12х4,5 cm Weight — 230 g.