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&#13;
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                <text>Souvenir "kumanetsz". A small ceramic pitcher that is shaped like a standing donut can be filled from the top and has a spout on one side and a handle on the opposite side. It features a trident motif (tryzub) in the middle of the "donut hole" and is inscribed on the bottom edge with the words "Козацький родослав 2010 р." [Cossack Rodoslav]. Rodosval is a man's name.</text>
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                <text>This piece was donated to the BMUFA by Huseyin Oylupinar who completed his PhD in Ukrainian Folklore and History &amp; Classics at the University of Alberta in 2014</text>
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