Mono-coloured decorative ornaments are called Leluja and are characteristic Kurpian and Carpathian decorations. Such papercut can be sicked to the wall or hanged in the frame as a proper picture. Round shapes are called Gwiazda (Star), and forest scenes on levels, simply Las (Forest).
Traditionally they're cut-out with scissors, that were used once for sheep shearing.
Some lovely Papercuts from my private collection, bought from this place:
In Poland there is also other type of papercuts originated from Łowicz- Wycinanka Łowiecka. It is more complex and colourful, full of layers. You can see some more examples here, here and here.
Well... I prefer simplicity:)
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