Matryoshka Army.
The idea behind this set of customised Russian Dolls was to emphasise the riddle of the dolls; the mother gives birth to the mother. I therefore constructed my own riddle, sewn on to a handmade bag the dolls could be kept in. Each doll represented a goddess and the knack was to decipher the symbolism on each in order to find a letter, which in turn spelled out the word 'MATER' (latin for mother). My family had a set of these dolls on the mantlepiece, which I used to like to play with. I liked the idea of the owner of these being set a challenge and cherishing them for their intricasies.