Sledding or sledging is considered a traditional Russian winter amusement. Not only children, but also young women and men, and even the elderly, enjoyed riding down a hill on Maslenitsa.

In warmer months, sleds were hung on the walls of the peasant house and served as decorative items.

The wooden sled on display is a vivid example of Permogorye Severodvinsk painting of the 19th century.

Permogorye is a marina on the highest, mountainous shore of the Northern Dvina. Four kilometers away from it are the villages of Bolshoy Bereznik, Gredinskaya, and Cherepanovo. These villages, united by the common name Mokraya Yedoma, are the center of the Permogorye painting school, which originated in the 18th century.

Tatyana Yevgenyevna Lavrova writes in her book “Permogorye Painting” as follows,

First, the artist applied a black outline to a white background and only then gradually filled it with color. The Permogorye painting technique, its color, principles of composition, and plots — all this indicates a direct connection with ancient Russian book miniatures, which in turn are directly related to iconography.

The painted wooden sledges, bound with iron strips, are striking in their colorfulness. The image on the seat is divided into three rectangular scenes, which feature a rosette, figures and floral motifs arranged in circles. There is a belt of circles and wavy stripes on the sides of the sled.