Muši Ráj
A few new photos I found this morning of a Czech straw craft I’ve been obsessed with.
A delicate hanging ornament made from straw, paper, and sometimes beads—often suspended from ceilings. Straw had symbolic meaning—life, harvest, protection, and prosperity. Hung over tables or cradle and believed to bring good fortune, fertility, and protection. Often hung over the table in the holy corner at Easter.
František Zuska - Slovácké muzeum
Though the above diagrams are Latvian, the hanging decoration in the bottom left looks just like a muši ráj.
Another Latvian diagram:
Fly paradise for the Museum of Těšínsk Photo: Pavlína Badurová, head of the Historical building of the Museum of Těšín
I also found a few under the term slaměný závěs (straw curtains).
The last two actually look more doable in my current living situation, but they don’t seem as authentically Czech without the platforms?
Jitřenka - Internetový obchod autorské lidové tvorby, péče o zdraví a další.
