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[Woman with a cake, the so-called ”kukiełka” (a “puppet”)] [An iconographic document]
Date issued/created: Description:The photo depicts a woman wearing a headscarf, sitting in a chair and holding on her knees a huge cake – of the challah. The woman is dressed in a dark blouse and a long skirt. House furnishings can bee seen in the background. According to the photo's owner, it depicts his godmother with a cake, a so-called ”kukiełka” (puppet), which was her christening gift ; 1933, Podegrodzie, district Nowosądecki ; The photo sent to the contest named “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly “Nowa Wieś” (New village). Copy of the photo kept at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute for the History of Material Culture)
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:ethnography ; social culture ; material culture ; woman ; folk religiosity ; baptism ; baptismal customs ; ritual cake ; puppet (cake) ; tradition ; clothing ; Podegrodzie, Nowy Sącz district (Poland)
Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Source: Rights:Rights Reserved - Restricted Access
Terms of use: Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund
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