Kisjankó Bori (27 August 1876 – 14 July 1954) was a Hungarian folk embroiderer.

Kisjankó Bori
Born
Borbála Molnár

(1876-08-27)27 August 1876
Died14 July 1954(1954-07-14) (aged 77)
Mezőkövesd, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Occupationfolk embroiderer

Biography

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Bori was born as Borbála Molnár. Her grandfather, János Nagy, was a furrier. Due to his short stature, he was given the nickname Kisjankó.[1] His daughter, Bori, worked in a store, and additionally embroidered and designed patterns. Her talent was inherited by her daughter Barbara Molnár, then Mártan Gaspar.[2] After getting married, she gave birth to six children, two of whom died. She raised 4 sons.[2] She designed new patterns. For her works, she was awarded the title of Master of Folk Art. In 2012, the art of the Matyó people, including folk embroidery, was added by UNESCO to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[3]

Heritage

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One of her descendants, physical education teacher Gáspár Gábor, on the basis of original drawings, patterns, embroidery and compositions, in 2017, in cooperation with Anna Burda, created a collection of clothes and souvenirs, which he named Kissing Roses-original matyó composition by Kisjankó Bori.[4][5] Anna is a Hungarian designer who designed a collection of clothes for the Hungarian national team for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Baranya Megye Szépe :: Kissing Roses". www.baranyaszepe.hu. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. ^ a b Kisjankó Bori. Emlekhaz. https://kovesdimedia.com [Dostęp 2019-05-31]
  3. ^ "UNESCO - Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  4. ^ "Világot akar hódítani a dédi mintáival" (in Hungarian). Lokál. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  5. ^ Németh Krisztina (2017-07-30). "Világot akar hódítani a dédi mintáival a pécsi tanár" (in Hungarian). pecsma.hu. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  6. ^ "Burda Anna grafikusnő negyvenévesen új karriert álmodott" (in Hungarian). nlc. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2019-05-31.