#1.  Para Szlachecka

        (A Pair of Dolls in the Dress of the Polish Nobility)

#2.  Para Krakowska

        (A Pair of Dolls in the Folk Dress of the Krakow Region)

#3.  Para Kaszubska

        (A Pair of Dolls in the Folk Dress of the Kashubian Region in the northern part of Poland - Baltic Coastal Area)

#4.  Para Zywiecka

        (A Pair of Dolls in the Folk Dress of Zywiec in southern Poland, an area well-known for its laces and delicate fabrics)

#5.  Para Rzeszowska

        (A Pair of Dolls in the Folk Dress from Rzeszow in southeastern Poland, an area once part of the Old Galicja)

#6.  Para Lowicka

        (A Pair of Dolls in the Folk Dress of Lowicz, an area in central Poland known for its incredibly colorful woven woolen materials, embroidery, paper-cut outs and eggs decorated with applique)

#7. Kujawianka

        (A Doll in the Woman's Folk Dress of Kujawy

#8. Krakowianka

        (A Doll in the Woman's Folk Dress of Krakow, one of the area made popular by the Great Immigration to the USA at the turn of the century)

#9. Goralka z Spisza

        (A Doll in the Woman's Moutaineer Folk Dress from the area Spisz - east of Zakopane in southern Poland)

 #10 Podlasianka

        (A Doll in the Woman's Folk Dress from Podlasie is eastern Poland)

#11.  Podlasianka

(Another example of a doll from Podlasie)

#12 Lublinianka

        (A Doll in the Woman's Folk Dress from Lublin)

#13 Kurpianka

        (A Doll in the Woman's Folk Dress from "Green Kurpie."  She holds the traditional palm for Palm Sunday Procession)

#14 Lalka z Bilgoraju

        (A Doll in the Woman's Folk Dress from "Bilgoraj" in eastern Poland, outside of Lublin)

#15 Rzeszowianka

        (A Doll in the Woman's Folk Dress of Rzeszow in eastern Poland)

#16  Lalka z Poznania (Krobia)

          (A doll in the woman's folk dress in and around Poznan, the  district of Krobia)

#17.  Kurpianka

(A doll in the woman's folk dress of "Green Kurpie" referring to the forested area in this region)

#18.  Zywieczanka

(A doll in the woman's folk dress of Zywiec, a mountaineer city in the southern part of Poland)

#19.  Zywieczanka

(Another example of a doll from Zywiec)

#20.  Opoczanka

(A doll in the woman's folk dress of Opoczno. The wool used in the making of the doll is hand woven in the opoczynski region)

#21.  Lalka zydowska

(A doll in the male dress of the Jewish community in the inter-war period in Poland)

#22.  Lalka zydowska

(A doll in the male dress of the Jewish community in the inter-war period in Poland)

#23   Lalki Lowickie

(These are dolls that are made in Lowicz, a region of folk art in the central part of Poland.  The woven material and embroidery are in accordance with the traditions of the area.  The dolls are plastic)

Costs: Small: 6" High x 2" Wide    $15

 Medium:  8" High x 3" Wide  $20

 Large: 10.5" High x 5" Wide  $35

 Shipping & Handling (Per Doll) - $6.50

# 24 Vests

#25 Vests

 The APAA has a large assortment of vests from various regions of Poland.  The price range is $135 to $250 depending upon the size, the amount of decoration and the type.  In order to accurately order, interested individuals should inquire about measurement sheets which provide a guide according to the metric system.  Once measurements are taken, they are forwarded to the Ladies Union of Embroidery and Folk Dress in Rzeszow, Poland where the vests are made.  If someone is already aware of the vest size (according to European measurements) it may be submitted in the event that the size of the vest is already available.  If you live in our area, you may always come to see the vest in the gift shop.