Putyla (formerly known as Storonets-Putiliv, Putiliv)  is a town in Northern Bukovyna.  It is located on the Putylka river, in the Carpathian mountains. It is the regional center, and located in the geographical center of the eponymous raion.  Putyla is an old town, first being mentioned in written records in 1501.

The five pysanky below were collected by Ivan Balan, and are exemplars of the traditional designs of this town and region. They show a Hutsul complexity common to the mountainous (Hutsul) areas of Bukovyna, and utilize a variety of traditional motifs and divisions.

(Note: the numeration of these eggs, i.e. the  “Балан - №,” simply reflects the order in which they were photographed and their data recorded.  It is just my bookkeeping system.)

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