2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact
This plush bird was sealed in the frozen barrows of Pazyryk, Siberia, for more than two millennia. It's remarkably well-preserved, thanks to the unique conditions in which it was buried; the permafrost ice lense formation that runs beneath the site served as an insulating layer, preventing the soil from heating during the summer and allowing it to quickly freeze during the winter, which helped to produce a separate microclimate within the stone walls of the barrows, aiding in the preservation of the artifacts inside.
This is just one of the many well-preserved artifacts that have been found at Pazyryk, and it's attributed to the Scythian/Altaic cultures.
Sources & More Info:
The Hermitage Museum: Swan
University of Washington: Artifacts from Southern Siberia/Pazyryk
CRAFTARCH: Natural Felt as a Sculptural Textile
Felting and Fiber Studio: The Pazyryk Tomb and the History of Felt
I'm currently working on a video on how this bird is assembled and a pattern, as best as I can manage. It will take me time, and I ask for people to be patient with me. I will post the pattern up for free on my Ko-Fi as soon as its available
As promised, video and pattern!
The pattern link is below, the pattern is free to download. If you do, I just ask that you please credit me for the original pattern
This swan plush pattern is based on a 2400 year old stuffed swan found in Siberia. Please note that this pattern is "as is" , and is in t
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