Uftyuga

The Uftyuga flows west from the watershed of the Vychegda and Northern Dvina to join the latter river from the right. Its upper villages lay deep in the northern forest, where craftsmen made wooden and birch-bark vessels. The distinctive painting associated with the Uftyuga belongs to a family of decorative traditions along the Dvina. Painted boxes and other household objects from the valley became known beyond its forests.