Rzeźba "Strzybóg" z tratwy "Nord VI"

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Human: The sculpture "Strzybóg" from the sailboat "Nord VI"\nInventory number: NMM/WM/525\nDimensions: width: 8.8 cm, height: 29.8 cm, thickness: 10.8 cm\nMaterial: birch wood\nOrigin: gift\nPeriod of creation: before 2002\nDescription: Wooden sculpture, originally attached to the mast of the sailboat "Nord VI", during navigation in the Pacific, representing the East Slavic god Strzybóg, considered the god of winds. In place of cheekbones are images of slender faces, and above the eyes, on the side edges, symbols have been placed – eyes inscribed in triangles. In a dated to the end of the 12th century, Old Russian work "The Tale of Igor's Campaign", winds blowing from the sea are described as Strzybog's grandchildren. The sailboat "Nord VI" was built by Krystyna and Andrzej Urbańczyk, as well as André Urbanczyk. In 2002-2003, Andrzej Urbańczyk and André Urbanczyk sailed on it from San Francisco to the island of Guam in the Mariana Islands.