Vintage Unique Hand-Painted Wooden Russian Matryoshka Doll Babushka Woman Roly Poly with Sweet Internal Chime Bell.Nevalyashkas (van'ka-vstan'ka) are traditional Russian Toys. They never fall over but wobble back and forth, ringing a little bell inside. The weighted, round-bottomed, wobbly tilting tumbler doll is an egg shaped toy that rights itself when pushed at an angle and does this in seeming contradiction to the force of gravity. When pushed over, it wobbles for a few moments while it seeks the upright orientation.Antique Christmas gift from my dad's Russian Foreign Exchange student in the 1970s or 1980s.Appx 4" tall x 3" wide. In excellent condition.Big eyes, floral lace veil, holiday, festive, tchotchke, collectible, maximalist, display, decoration, rare, lady, grandma, girl, feminine, art, artist, sculpture, colorful, hand-made
