381 - A PAIR OF STONE ANIMAL FIGURES Soviet Union, Kyzyl (Tuva), Raisa Azhyevna Arakchaa (1925–1990), Bayyr Sarygovich Bayyndy (1921–1980), Carved in 1968. Each is signed in Cyrillic on the bottom; one figure is dated “7/VII-68.” Raisa Arakchaa and Bayyr Bayyndy are pivotal figures in Tuvan small-scale sculpture who shaped the unique identity of the national school of agalmatolite carving. Raisa Arakchaa made history as Tuva’s first female stone carver, and Bayyr Bayyndy was the founder of a celebrated artistic dynasty. Created in the art workshops of Kyzyl, their animal and genre sculptures represent the crown jewels of Tuva’s cultural heritage. Each 15 cm long.

A PAIR OF STONE ANIMAL FIGURES Soviet Union, Kyzyl (Tuva), Raisa Azhyevna Arakchaa (1925–1990), Bayyr Sarygovich Bayyndy (1921–1980), Carved in 1968. Each is signed in Cyrillic on the bottom; one figure is dated “7/VII-68.” Raisa Arakchaa and Bayyr Bayyndy are pivotal figures in Tuvan small-scale sculpture who shaped the unique identity of the national school of agalmatolite carving. Raisa Arakchaa made history as Tuva’s first female stone carver, and Bayyr Bayyndy was the founder of a celebrated artistic dynasty. Created in the art workshops of Kyzyl, their animal and genre sculptures represent the crown jewels of Tuva’s cultural heritage. Each 15 cm long. PAIR OF ANIMAL FIGURES Soviet Union, Kyzyl (Tuva), Raissa Ashyevna Araktschaa (1925–1990), Bayyr Sarygovich Bayyndy (1921–1980), 1968, carved agalmatolite. Each 15 cm long. Each signed on the underside in Cyrillic; one figure is dated '7/VII-68'. Raissa Araktschaa and Bajyr Bajyndy are the most important figures in Tuvan small-scale sculpture, who shaped the unique character of the national agalmatolite carving school. Raissa Araktschaa went down in history as Tuva’s first female stone sculptor, and Bajyr Bajyndy was the founder of a famous artistic dynasty. Their animal and genre sculptures, created in the Kysyl art workshops, now form the crown jewels of Tuva’s cultural heritage.