Tavlin wooden toys from Mordovia

Wooden Tavlin toys from Mordovia are named after the village of Podlesnaya Tavla. The figures are created from softwoods and decorated with volumetric carving. In addition, some toys can even move.

In fact, traditional wood carving was revived in Mordovia in the 1970s thanks to Nikolay I. Mastin, the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. His trainees are recognized all over the country and abroad.