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Egg, Easter
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Egg, Easter

Object number2004.146.10
MediumShell/Wax
Credit LineGift of Timo Family
DescriptionBlue and yellow Pysanky egg decorated using the wax resist method. Blue background with yellow wax in a starburst design in 4 places.Dimensions2 in. (5.1 cm)
Label TextThe word Pysanky is derived from a Ukranian word meaning β€œto write.” Traditionally decorated Pysanky eggs are made during the last week of Lent, the Holy Week in the Orthodox Church. After the eggs are emptied, they are decorated using a wax resist method. The decorator uses a kiska, which has a hollow opening and a handle, to melt and draw with the wax. After each application of wax, the decorator dips the egg in a dye bath and continues drawing on the egg with wax. At the end, the wax is melted from the egg and the decoration appears. The colors and the designs that are created from the wax and the dyeing have many religiously symbolic meanings. These eggs were made by Helen Timo in America.
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