Kul-Otyr

The upper panel is a pencil drawing of an upside-down, flayed animal-human form whose limbs branch into antlers, resting above a grinning, fanged mask-like face; two small folk-style paper cutouts in embroidered dress are tied to the corners with red thread. Below, a woman wrapped in a black-and-white striped veil and red scarf holds a small swaddled bundle against a plaid cloth.

Graphite line work, printed paper appliqué, and knotted thread sit above a flatter, more graphic painted panel in black, white and red; the combination of raw sketch and folk ornament gives the piece the feel of an assembled charm or talisman, quietly unsettling and steeped in folklore.