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Paper Cut—Yortsayt

Artist Unknown

1867–1880

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Papercut with fish, birds, other animals, plants, menorahs, and columns surrounded by decorative border, and small circle of Hebrew text in center.
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Language:

Hebrew

Places:

Austro-Hungarian Empire (Galicia, Ukraine)

Categories:

Decorative arts
Folklore

Subjects:

Ashkenazi
Art
Life cycle
Mourning
Death
Folklore

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