Common Thread: Weave and Geometry
Lemko Beads
Inspired by Lemko beaded collars (kryvulka), Lemko Region, Carpathians (the Komańcza tradition, Poland).
Geometric beadwork from the round collars worn by Lemko women in the western Carpathians.
Communities: Lemkos, Rusyns
Sources
- National Heritage Board of Poland (NID), National List of Intangible Heritage: Lemko krywulki of the Komańcza tradition (2024). Read 2026-09-26.
- National Museum in Wrocław, Ethnographic Museum: Lemko krywulka (workshop and display, 2008). Read 2026-09-26.
This scene is our own artwork, inspired by the tradition named here. It does not reproduce any particular object.
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