Golden Cockerel Glacier Bay Nesting Doll 7pc./8"

Our Russian nesting doll designer Roman Karkachev loves cold water. Swimming in cold water, to be more exact. He has travelled to the ends of the earth in search of extreme winter swimming opportunities. One of his adventures took him into the thrilling waters of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. He swam among the icebergs, and survived (thank goodness!). When he came home, he went to work designing this nesting doll, celebrating the great glaciers of the world. Open this doll and you'll be cruising around Glacier Bay National Park, seeing killer whales, humpbacked whales, polar bears, Alaskan brown bears, fulmars, bald eagles, and maybe even various species of seals. Is that Roman sitting there with his sled dog watching the immense glacier calve and crash into the ocean? Don't worry about not being up to swimming in glacial waters, this Glacier Nesting Doll provides enough adventure for most of us!

• Our artists painstakingly hand paint every detail, beginning with backgrounds and moving to the finer elements that require a brush of very select Siberian squirrel hair. It is daunting to think of the time and talent invested in each of the nesting pieces!