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STUDENT LIFE

stinct, and with a steady hand and a true eye guides her brush over the rounded surfaces. It is the custom to give these away as Easter eggs.
Slovak folk-pottery with decorative painting.
Sewn lace on table in Bratislava. (Folk art in Slovakia.) Yet another society for encouraging Slovak embroidery is known as the “Lipa” (basswood tree), and has its headquarters at Turčanský Svatý Martin. This small town has long been the centre of Slovak national culture, having been chosen for the seat of the Slovenská Matice, or “Slo-

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