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Paper Cut—Brit Milah
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Paper cuts have been a tradition of Jewish folk art, with the earliest record of one dating to the fourteenth century. Given the widespread availability of paper in Europe by the mid-nineteenth…

Contributor:

Nachman ha-Kohen Bialsker

Places:

Bielsk, Russian Empire (Bielsk Podlaski, Poland)

Date:

1862

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Art, Circumcision, Life cycle, Birth

Categories:

Decorative arts, Folklore
Papercut featuring a chair in the center with lions above, decorated with floral motifs and Hebrew text.
Paper Cut—Mizraḥ
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Paper cuts have been a tradition of Jewish folk art, with the earliest record of one dating to the fourteenth century. Given the widespread availability of paper in Europe by the mid-nineteenth…

Contributor:

Moses Michael Rosenboim

Places:

Schönlanke, Kingdom of Prussia (Trzcianka, Poland)

Date:

1848

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Art, Prayer & liturgy, Ritual objects, Crafts

Categories:

Folklore, Ritual Objects
Papercut featuring angels, baskets of flowers, pair of lions holding two Hebrew tablets in center, various animals, and instruments, surrounded by decorative border.