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Soviet Russian Prison Handmade (1970's) Combs // Prisoner Folk Art USSR Russian

$ 11.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    These combs were made by USSR prisoners' in their free time in around late 1970's . In Soviet Russia this style of crafted combs, knives, fishing rods and other jail items was a popular and wanted style item to have. They were traded to prison workers for other goods that inmates needed, whereas the workers later sold them to their friends or kept to themselves.
    In particular these combs originate from a jail workers' previous possesion, who has worked in Pravieniskes correctional facility.
    Length: 18 CM