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Vintage ceramic R.J. Drinkwater Baba Yaga Kitchen Witch

 


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Vintage ceramic R.J. Drinkwater Baba Yaga Kitchen Witch. 

Designer/Maker: R.J. Drinkwater, known for folk art style pottery produced in the United Kingdom during the 1980s. 

Features a characteristic long nose, blue headscarf, and green apron, inspired by Slavic folklore. 

Designed as a functional as utensil holder. 

Measures 10" tall

in very nice condition 

No cracks or chips


The Italian kitchen witch is La Befana, a beloved folklore figure who flies on a broomstick and visits homes on Epiphany Eve (January 5th). Similar to northern European traditions, she acts as a protective, helpful crone, often depicted with a broom, apron, and kerchief, bringing candy to good children and "coal" to others.

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