The Daalder Collection of Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment, after 2007
Belt Buckle from Bulgaria

Belt Buckle from Bulgaria

This piece has a rustic look because it was made in a country where few people were well-off. The cost of production was further kept down by using infill in the places where one might expect stones, even those made of glass. In its very use of simple, inexpensive materials, the piece evokes a rural life that has largely disappeared in Europe, even though modern Bulgaria is still not a rich nation.