Uzbek with a tambourine.

This figurine is a pair to the "Dancing Uzbek Woman" statuette... (Uzbek Dance). Malysheva Nina Alexandrovna (1914-1983) was a Soviet porcelain sculptor. She worked at the Dulevo Porcelain Factory, where she created complex multi-figure sculptures on themes of childhood and happy motherhood, classical ballet, and dance. She paid great attention to detail. Some of her most famous sculptures are "Manicure", "Lezginka", "Telephone Conversation", and "Girl with Chickens". She participated in international and all-Union exhibitions. The works of N. A. Malysheva are held in museums in Moscow, Tver, Omsk, and Luhansk. Height..15.5 cm. Author..Sc. N. Malysheva. AUTHENTICITY. A SCALE IS PRESENT ON THE TAMBOURINE..NO RESTORATION.