Motanka doll is а Ukrainian folk doll, a symbol of womens wisdom, а family amulet. From time immemorial, the motanka dol has served as а talisman in every family, а symbol of wisdom, guardian of the family, symbol of the mother-ancestor and connection between generations. one of the most ancient toys and sacred (sacred) beings of our nation, thousands and thousands of years ld Berehynya crosses were wound on their faces. And they were made for different needs: for а person to recover, for to rain or vice versa the downpour stopped, the storm stopped AII items of motanka clothing are symbolic: the skirt represents the earth; shirt three times: past, present and future; headdress cap, ribbon or scarf connection with the sky . . . is nо coincidence that the motanka dol does not have а face.
Motanka doll is а Ukrainian
folk doll, a symbol of womens wisdom, а
family amulet.
From time immemorial, the motanka dol has
served as а talisman in every family, а symbol
of wisdom, guardian of the family, symbol of
the mother-ancestor and connection between
generations. one of the most ancient toys and
sacred (sacred) beings of our nation,
thousands and thousands of years ld
Berehynya crosses were wound on their faces.
And they were made for different needs: for а
person to recover, for to rain or vice versa
the downpour stopped, the storm stopped
AII items of motanka clothing are symbolic:
the skirt represents the earth; shirt three
times: past, present and future; headdress
cap, ribbon or scarf connection with the sky . . .
is nо coincidence that the motanka dol does
not have а face.