Before revision: Ukrainian Motanka dolls from Ukraine Motanka dolls Ukrainian мо́танка, from мотати - to tangle/spool/wind) are a type of traditional amulet dolls made in Ukraine .Olesya Hursky, The history of Motanka, a traditional Ukrainian guardian doll They were a part of folk culture and its magical beliefs, made and tied without the use of a needle or other sharp objects, to "not poke/hurt the fate" and traditionally had no facial features, sometimes with a cross instead.
After revision: Slavic Motanka dolls from Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia(Polish motanka,motać/(Vasilisa the Beautiful) Motanka dolls Ukrainian мо́танка, from мотати - to tangle/spool/wind) are a type of traditional amulet dolls made in Ukraine .Olesya Hursky, The history of Motanka, a traditional Ukrainian guardian doll They were a part of folk culture and its magical beliefs, made and tied without the use of a needle or other sharp objects, to "not poke/hurt the fate" and traditionally had no facial features, sometimes with a cross instead.