Anatol Donkan talks about the house’s guardian spirits (3)

“Another Djuli figure, like this one here, is black. Soot from the stove was mixed with fish roe. This created a mixture similar to tempera, which was then applied to the figure, making it black. So it didn’t darken over time – they deliberately blackened it.” (Video in progress)

Recorded by E. Kasten. Viechtach, 2024.