egg

Decorated egg, ‘piasnki’ [translation: ‘written eggs’]. The egg is purple with white patterns created using resist dyeing technique, similar to batik. Wax is applied to the areas that will remain un-dyed and the egg is immersed in a cold dye. This technique in egg decoration is common across most of Poland and the Ukraine. Opoczon area, central Poland.

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