Ladies metal necklace (Pendari) as part of national clothing

size: 33cm.

material: a metal alloy

lead time for delivery: Available

Women's jewelry were an important part of the festive attire of the Bulgarian. Like all objects in Bulgarian traditional practice, they have a multilayered meaning - serve as decoration have apotropeyna force, are an integral part of some customs and magical rites.

A fine ornament is also a string of pendari, which is a few rows of ordered coins. The young bride proudly carries them, showing to the public the size of her dowry. Ever since the little girls have been collecting the coins that are like shells on top of each other because they believed they could buy a husband. Apart from the necklace, the pendants also decorate the hairpiece, as well as the coil, and in some regions even the headscarves.