Kovrov Clay Toys

Today I want to tell, friends, about the original Russian Kovrov clay craft. These are clay toys painted in the national style. Once they were toys for children, and now these crafts are used as souvenirs. Because children like modern iPhones more than clay toys. 

Kovrov clay toy is a folk craft, which was formed in the area of ​​the city of Kovrov, on the banks of the Klyazma River in central Russia in 19th century. 

Kovrov craftsmen created not only figurines of animals and fairy-tale heroes, but also everyday scenes from Russian life, and depicting all the details with the utmost clarity.

 

• Well-dressed ladies greet guests with a ratchet.
• A cheerful buffoon is playing something on the balalaika.
• Girls in colorful dresses lead round dances.
• Grandmother and grandfather are standing near the painted stove 

 

 

 

 

• A guy with an accordion and a girl with a red cat sing.
• 'Babushka' with a pot of porridge
• The date and sunflower heads.

Kovrov toys bring people back to their roots. Traditional craft on the Kovrov land began to revive at the end of the 20th century. Today, the Kovrov toy is a Russian folk souvenir craft.

 

 

  

 

• Chatterbox girls
• Fairy tales "Turnip" and "Emeliy on the stove".
• A girl with buckets of water

Toys of our time are clay whistles, bells, original compositions from the  life of people of 19th century, as well as figurines of animals and birds. 

Are similar clay toys made in your country?