Paloc Museum
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Masterworks of the Palóc popular arts
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The exhibition focuses on the folk art of the Palóc ethnical group. The most beautiful carved wooden items are the works of shepherds. Among the popular ceramics there are the prominent pitchers and jugs of Mezőcsát and Tiszafüred.
Palóc folk art also has a long tradition in weaving. The woman designs are of great simplicity. The finest examples of Palóc embroidery can be seen on the patterned sheets, bedspreads, and satchels. Of all the clothing which was embroidered as part of the traditional Palóc costume it was the bridgeroom's shirts and woman's blouses and aprons which were decorated most extensively. Skilled practitioners made the outer garments, embroidered frize-coats and sheepskin waistcoats. Within the context of a wedding procession and dressed in the rich and varied folk costume, participants would present the characteristic intricately decorated nuptual loaf.
The painted furniture found in the Palóc peasant houses, the home sown embroidery, as well as the woven bedsheets and coloured plates, refer to religious paintings and reprints of popular oil paintings.
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| Palóc Popular Art |
| 3300 - Eger |
| Dobó utca 12. |
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| Phone: +36 (36) 312-744 |
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