(Non)Disappearing Professions: Zalesie is thriving here
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He claims to be the last creator in Kurpie who makes traditional pine root baskets. He learned how to weave baskets at home from his mother, and made his first basket at the age of 8. When he made the first baskets, the creator's mother said, "These baskets are good for you to make." He went to folklore events with his mother and learned how to do this job. He has held various jobs in his life, and after retiring, he returned to weaving. The creator lives in his small, traditional, wooden, Kurpie house, on the edge of the village, near the forest. In a small hallway, he stores the material needed to make baskets. He weaves baskets in the room, sitting on his bed. He claims that he has been making baskets this way for a long time. For the film, the creator dressed in a traditional Kurpie costume. He considers his Kurpie costume important, which shows his attachment to the tradition of the Green Kurpie. Our interviewee points out that in the past, larger baskets were made, which were used, among other things, for collecting and carrying potatoes. He shows the broader social context related to the size of the basket, claiming that the payment for a day's work of a farm worker harvesting potatoes was one basket of potatoes, so it was worth having the largest possible basket. Today, he weaves smaller baskets for "Święconki" and other household uses. According to our interviewee, the durability of such a basket is 50-60 years. Władysław Murzyn tries to pass on his knowledge and skills to the next generations. He teaches his son and also runs workshops for children from the local primary school. He participates in festivals, showing the disappearing technique of basket weaving (in Kurpie: Myszyniec, Kadzidło, Lelis, Ostrołęka, as well as at folk festivals in other regions of Poland), and he also encourages interested people to come to him and learn directly from him. His work has been appreciated many times. The Minister of Culture and National Heritage awarded him the badge of "Meritorious for Polish Culture". He received the commemorative medal "Pro Masovia", awarded by the Marshal of the Mazovian Voivodeship Adam Struzik. The Kurpie Union awarded him the Kurpika (the award of the president of the Kurpie Union for the protection of cultural heritage, awakening identity and activities for the development of the Kurpie region).
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