Wycinanki Gwiazda featuring Two Roosters, Winona, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: Polish Cultural Institute and Museum
Title:: Wycinanki Gwiazda featuring Two Roosters, Winona, Minnesota
Description:: Circular, symmetrical design of two roosters in black, orange, green, blue, yellow, and purple on gray paper. "Wycinanki" is the Polish word for "paper-cut design." This Polish folk art tradition features floral motifs, birds, trees, and village scenes. A Gwiazda paper cut features a circular or star-shaped image with lacy meshwork.
Date Created:: 2014
Minnesota Digital Library Topic:: Immigration and Ethnicity
Type:: Still Image
Physical Format:: Cut-paper work
Library of Congress Subject Headings:: Polish Americans
Paper Work
Paper Art
Keywords:: Cut paper work
Polish Americans
Polish crafts
City or Township:: Winona
County:: Winona
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/5053164/
Local Identifier:: pci_2014-3-17
MDL Identifier:: umn279965
Fiscal Sponsor:: Funding provided to the Minnesota Digital Library through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
Rights:: This item may be protected by U.S. copyright law. Please contact the Polish Cultural Institute & Museum for permission to use.

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