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What is Ukrainian folk art called?
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What Ukrainian folk art is called depends on its medium. Named after the village from which it emerged, Petrykivka is a type of decorative painting that often features colorful flowers and birds against a white background. The name for decorating eggs is pysanky, and vyshyvka is the term for decorative embroidery. Explore a large selection of folk art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
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19thc Folky Rooster With Snail Below
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky rooster weather vane with a snail trailing behind.This hand made weather vane has a wonderful old aged surface.Fantastic patina.Comes from a roof top of a barn in the mid ...
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Fine Grouping of Folk Art Handcarved Signed Fish Lure Decoys
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Collection of seven hand-carved and painted wooden fish decoys, presented in a custom-made shadowbox.
Each decoy , of wooden carved & exquisitely painted bodies, w metal fins, ...
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1990s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Vintage Palm Tree Soft Sculpture, Signed and Dated, 1979
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a super fun and large fabric "soft sculpture" of a palm tree with posable leaves. It measures approximately 77" tall and 48" wide depending how the palms are positioned. It...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fabric
small Folk art chest, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This folk art box from the 1930s is a particularly decorative object with an authentic, hand-painted appearance. The wooden box is richly decorated with colorful floral motifs in red...
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Vintage 1930s Romanian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Light-Up Horseshoe Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
The horseshoe has always promised good luck. This one promises better stories.
This vintage American gray painted horseshoe sign once announced itself with the confidence of a roads...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Metal
1950s Handmade Miniature Chess Set with Walnut Inlaid Box with magnetic pieces
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality handmade Miniature or Travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid hardwood box, which we date to the mid 20th century, circa 1950s.
The...
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Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
