Name/Title
Egg-tangram puzzle "Jajko Kolumba" (Columbus's Egg)Entry/Object ID
2025.11.7Description
A flat egg-shaped dissection puzzle (an egg tangram). An oval is cut into nine flat colored plastic pieces — red, orange, yellow, and green triangles, a diagonally set square, and curved end/base pieces — that assemble into the egg or form silhouette figures (e.g., birds). Housed in a clear hinged plastic case with a printed paper cover label and an interior booklet of figure pages to copy.Acquisition
Accession
2025.11Acquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Manufacturer
Spółdzielnia Inwalidów "Polimer"Time Period
1970sPlace
City
ŁódźCountry
PolandRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
"SKŁADANKA – TANGRAM"; "JAJKO KOLUMBA"; "MADE IN POLAND"; "SPÓŁDZIELNIA INWALIDÓW"; "• POLIMER •"; "ŁÓDŹ, UL. KILIŃSKIEGO 206."Materials
Material Notes
Materials: Molded colored plastic (nine puzzle pieces); clear plastic hinged case; printed paper cover label and figure booklet.
Technique: Cut/molded flat plastic dissection pieces; lithographed paper label and printed figure pages; injection-molded clear snap case.Relationships
Related Places
Place
City
ŁódźCountry
PolandRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
productionPlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisition, useResearch Notes
Notes
Type: the egg tangram, popularly "Columbus's Egg" (Polish Jajko Kolumba), is a dissection puzzle related to the Chinese tangram; its pieces reassemble into the egg or into silhouette figures. This example is the standard Polish "Polimer" version.
A tangram is a traditional Chinese puzzle composed of seven flat geometric pieces or tans, which are arranged to form many kinds of figures.Notes
The "Made in Poland" marking indicates it was also an export line — consistent with its presence in the collection as a Polish socialist-bloc import.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
August 25, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 11, 2026