My
dressed dolls are reproductions of the 19th century antique dolls from
Eastern Europe - the lands of present day Bulgaria, parts of Greece,
Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. They are dressed in art replicas of the
then traditional celebration costumes. The doll's jewelry and
adornments also are an art adaptation and art replicas of the 19th
century ones. The fabric of my dolls' costumes is a 19th century
authentic fabric from which the costumes had been made. It is more than
a century old fabric! Each of my dolls is one-of-a-kind doll, a unique
doll, whose body is sculpted by me and dressed in an authentic costume.
I craft the costumes by hand in much the same way the real traditional
costumes and the antique dolls' costumes had been crafted during the
19th century.
CVETA
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DANA
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KATERINA
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MARIYA
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PARVANA
YANA
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BELA
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RADA
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KIRIL
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NUNA
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KERA
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LILA
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STOYAN
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MARKO
BRATAN
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The kuker's celebrations and wearing the ritual costumes and the ritual masks of a kuker are
a bond with our ancient ancestors and our ancient past and a powerful spiritual journey
to the dawn the ancient European civilizations on these lands.
Kukers celebrations are thousands of years old Thracian
and later also a Bulgarian tradition.
The kuker's ritual represented people's beliefs that the fearsome kukers
instill fear in the evil spirits and drive them away.
The rumbling sound of the bells reminded and helped the Bulgarians
throughout the centuries to preserve their stamina and courage
and overcome the hardships of their lives