Bird of Happiness (toy)

These birds used to hang in almost every home of a farmer in the icon corner, above the dining table, opposite the Russian stove or over a child's cradle.

He was ill for a long time, got very thin and pale; neither doctors nor wise men could help him.

So, miraculous power was attributed to the wood chip bird and it was called the "Holy spirit", the guardian of children, the symbol of family happiness.

[1] The Bird of Happiness is made mainly cedar wood and without the use of glue or other fasteners, by carving thin petals for the bird's wings and tail and then using a special method of spreading and curving them, also found in other products of the North Russian handicraft.

Wood chip bird is a carved wooden item with thin wavy plumage of the wings.

The place of the wooden toy origin in the form of a bird is the Arkhangelsk region.