Neculai Popa Sculpture

Wooden sculpture by Romanian naive master Neculai Popa (1919-2010).

When in the early 1960's the first archeological excavations were being done in his village Târpești,
Popa started sculpting following neolithic sculptures found in his area. 
His house is currently a museum dedicated to his art and Romanian folklore. 

28 x 10 x 8 cm

In musea:
Village and Folk Art Museum of Bucharest
Găiesti Museum
International Museum of the Mask and Folk Costume - Binche (Belgium)
Museum of Naïve Art - Nice
Kent Museum (USA)
Kyoto Folk Art Museum (Japan).