Handmade dolls of mythical creatures to beat Furby

Feb 12 2014

Santani

special to RBTH

The main thing is that everything is made by hand (and therefore the soul). It takes on average 2-8 weeks to produce such dolls. I also make plastic figurines, masks, and decorations in horror and steampunk style.

Santani on deviantart.com

Not so long ago, photographs of frighteningly realistic toys of mythical beasts were published on various foreign websites. Surprisingly, the hullabaloo surrounding the dolls was much greater in the West than in Russia, the home of their creator, 23-year-old Maria.

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