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Wycinanki from Kurpie. Polish wycinanki became a popular folk craft in the mid-1800s. [3] Wycinanki originated with shepherds cutting designs out of tree bark and leather during inclement weather. [4] Colorful wycinanki were pasted on furniture or roof beams as decoration, hung in windows, and given as gifts. Wycinanki vary by region.
Alice T. Wadowski-Bak (August 8, 1935 – June 14, 2008) was a noted Polish-American artist and creator of wycinanki (paper-cutting). Her most famous work is Wigilia, which has been the cover art of Oplatek sold across the U.S. Ms. Wadowski-Bak's work has been exhibited at the Albright Knox in Buffalo, the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
Podłaźniczka, polazňička is a traditional Polish and Slovak Christmas decoration. It was usually made from branches or the top of a conifer tree turned upside down, which was then decorated with colored paper cutouts ( wycinanki ), candies, apples, nuts, typical Polish świats , or stars and crosses made of straw .
The music of Kurpie is very different from that of its neighbors. Over one thousand original Kurpie songs were recorded by the Polish priest, Władysław Skierkowski, in his book "Puszcza Kurpiowska w pieśni". In Henryk M. Górecki ‘s third symphony, titled "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs", the first part of the symphony was inspired by Kurpie ...
The Polish collection is composed of around 13,500 exhibits in the permanent collection and over 1000 in the deposits. [2] The permanent exhibitions presented inside the museum are: The Ordinary – The Extraordinary. The Ethnographic Museum's Fascinating Collections. The Museum's 120th anniversary exhibition
Modern Polish painted wooden pisanka Examples of Croatian pisanica A collection of Ukrainian pysanky with traditional folk designs. The tradition of egg decoration in Slavic cultures originated in pagan times, [1] [2] and was transformed by the process of religious syncretism into the Christian Easter egg. Over time, many new techniques were added.
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Kurpie Białe is an ethnographic group of Polish people inhabiting the Puszcza Biała region in Mazovia.. They are descendants of families settled in the area during the 18th century by the bishops of Płock, the landowners of the forest.