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1. Model of the Banya Town's Kuker, height around 20 sm
$
15.00
PLEASE, CONTACT BANYA TOWN TO ORDER THE KUKER MODEL.
The model recreates the original Kuker costume from the town of Banya, which is as follows:
THE MASK
The Kukeri bear long conical hoods over their heads decorated with different patterns, beads, tassels.
They install long moustaches of horse tail and beards of black goat skin on the face veil.
THE BELLS
The Kukeri bear two big “hlopki” (round-bellied bells) at the front, by a double or triple bell at each side and a big bell at the back(“tuch”), which is most vociferous. The big rear bell weights about 5-8 kilograms. The bells are attached to the body withstraps across the shoulders overlaid with bronze pieces.
CLOTHES
The shirt of the Banya Town's Kuker is white and embroidered. Above the shirt, they put on a Banya's pinafore pleated at the waist.
On the neck, they tie a white kerchief and then a red embroidered kerchief.
They wear “badzhatsi” (legs) of goat or sheep fur. During the restoration of the custom at the start of 2009, the legs were of synthetic fabrics, however little by little the youngsters got goat furs, and now stick with the tradition in this regard.
Once, they had traditional moccasins (“tsarvuli”) of fur with hair outside.
They also had knitted mittens on the hands, and a leather strap (“remachka”) on one of the hands.
The Banya's Kuker holds a “topuz” in his right hand ie a one-meter long inlaid wooden club, which ends with a wooden ball at the bottom and a string of tassels at the top.
Some Kukeri bear a doll in their left hands, which is dressed in traditional costume, and symbolises a girl.
The model recreates the original Kuker costume from the town of Banya, which is as follows:
THE MASK
The Kukeri bear long conical hoods over their heads decorated with different patterns, beads, tassels.
They install long moustaches of horse tail and beards of black goat skin on the face veil.
THE BELLS
The Kukeri bear two big “hlopki” (round-bellied bells) at the front, by a double or triple bell at each side and a big bell at the back(“tuch”), which is most vociferous. The big rear bell weights about 5-8 kilograms. The bells are attached to the body withstraps across the shoulders overlaid with bronze pieces.
CLOTHES
The shirt of the Banya Town's Kuker is white and embroidered. Above the shirt, they put on a Banya's pinafore pleated at the waist.
On the neck, they tie a white kerchief and then a red embroidered kerchief.
They wear “badzhatsi” (legs) of goat or sheep fur. During the restoration of the custom at the start of 2009, the legs were of synthetic fabrics, however little by little the youngsters got goat furs, and now stick with the tradition in this regard.
Once, they had traditional moccasins (“tsarvuli”) of fur with hair outside.
They also had knitted mittens on the hands, and a leather strap (“remachka”) on one of the hands.
The Banya's Kuker holds a “topuz” in his right hand ie a one-meter long inlaid wooden club, which ends with a wooden ball at the bottom and a string of tassels at the top.
Some Kukeri bear a doll in their left hands, which is dressed in traditional costume, and symbolises a girl.
2. Model of the Vasil Levski Village's Kuker, Height around 28 sm
$
14.00
PLEASE, CONTACT VASIL LEVSKI VILLAGE TO ORDER THE KUKER MODEL.
The model recreates the original Kuker costume from the village of Vasil Levski, which is as follows:
THE MASK
The Kukeri of Vasil Levski village wear conical hoods. The hood is made of thick sheeting in order to stand upright, and is covered with white cloth and lace.There are “shehriti” and red and black circlets as flowers.
The face mask is with a long beard of kid leather and moustaches of horse tail, which Kukeri like twisting by fingers. The eyes and eyebrows are made of black cloth. The teeth are of white cloth. On the top of the hood, there is a black tassel. They deck the hood with a bunch of flowers wrapped in a thin sheet of silver or gold (“varakosana kitka”).
They will sew the hood on the back of the Kuker, and there is a a “hump” or bulge there in order to make him stand upright, to be bold, and to disable him bending the head down.” The Kukeri just bend the heads down, when they remove the hoods."
THE BELLS
The “hlopki” (round-bellied bells) of the Kukeri of Vasil Levski Village are bulging. They will get broken down and get bores during the long use. In the past, the local Kukeri would buy new “hlopki” only from the Bourgas region, where the such kind of bells were crafted. Now, they should specially order them to any craftsman.
When they buy “hlopki” in a house, they will use them for long time. If someone gives up from playing Kuker they sell their “hlopki” to anyone else.
CLOTHES
The shirt of the Vasil Levski Village's Kukeri is white with embroidered neck and sleeves.
Over the shirt, they put on a black pinafore of home-made cloth ornamented with “trimpeta” at the bottom edge. Once, they used to take knee-length women's pinafores and fold them under the traditional red wide woollen belts in order to shorten them and at the same time to prop up the “hlopki” (the round-bellied bells) during the dancing. Nowadays, the pinafores will be especially tailored shorter or if the old ones are used their length will be cut. However, even today some Kukeri would use the old time woollen belts for the above mentioned reasons.
The belt is decorated with little tassels on the end. Above the belt, they will put on an old-time scarlet kerchief with beads stamped with ornaments from nature.
The “hlopki” will be hang up on the belt on the waist, which is decorated with another belt of beads and multicoloured tassels.
On their wrists, the Kukeri have beady bracelets.
They wear “badzhatsi” (legs) of goat fur with the long hairs left outside.
The Kukeri of Vasil Levski Village have handmade traditional moccasins ("tsarvuli") of calfskin.
Each Kuker holds an old-time white kerchief in the right hand, and waves it during the dance.
The model recreates the original Kuker costume from the village of Vasil Levski, which is as follows:
THE MASK
The Kukeri of Vasil Levski village wear conical hoods. The hood is made of thick sheeting in order to stand upright, and is covered with white cloth and lace.There are “shehriti” and red and black circlets as flowers.
The face mask is with a long beard of kid leather and moustaches of horse tail, which Kukeri like twisting by fingers. The eyes and eyebrows are made of black cloth. The teeth are of white cloth. On the top of the hood, there is a black tassel. They deck the hood with a bunch of flowers wrapped in a thin sheet of silver or gold (“varakosana kitka”).
They will sew the hood on the back of the Kuker, and there is a a “hump” or bulge there in order to make him stand upright, to be bold, and to disable him bending the head down.” The Kukeri just bend the heads down, when they remove the hoods."
THE BELLS
The “hlopki” (round-bellied bells) of the Kukeri of Vasil Levski Village are bulging. They will get broken down and get bores during the long use. In the past, the local Kukeri would buy new “hlopki” only from the Bourgas region, where the such kind of bells were crafted. Now, they should specially order them to any craftsman.
When they buy “hlopki” in a house, they will use them for long time. If someone gives up from playing Kuker they sell their “hlopki” to anyone else.
CLOTHES
The shirt of the Vasil Levski Village's Kukeri is white with embroidered neck and sleeves.
Over the shirt, they put on a black pinafore of home-made cloth ornamented with “trimpeta” at the bottom edge. Once, they used to take knee-length women's pinafores and fold them under the traditional red wide woollen belts in order to shorten them and at the same time to prop up the “hlopki” (the round-bellied bells) during the dancing. Nowadays, the pinafores will be especially tailored shorter or if the old ones are used their length will be cut. However, even today some Kukeri would use the old time woollen belts for the above mentioned reasons.
The belt is decorated with little tassels on the end. Above the belt, they will put on an old-time scarlet kerchief with beads stamped with ornaments from nature.
The “hlopki” will be hang up on the belt on the waist, which is decorated with another belt of beads and multicoloured tassels.
On their wrists, the Kukeri have beady bracelets.
They wear “badzhatsi” (legs) of goat fur with the long hairs left outside.
The Kukeri of Vasil Levski Village have handmade traditional moccasins ("tsarvuli") of calfskin.
Each Kuker holds an old-time white kerchief in the right hand, and waves it during the dance.
3. Kuker Costume of Gorni Domlyan Village, without the Cow-Bells
$
100.00
PLEASE, CONTACT GORNI DOMLYAN VILLAGE TO ORDER THE KUKER COSTUME.
Original Kuker costume such as all in use nowadays in the village of GorniDomlyan. It is made in the centuries old model:
THE MASK
The Kuker hoods are almost the same as the ones of Vasil Levski Village; they are decorated cones with teeth of black threads on white fabric. The nose is put between the eyes.
Obligatory, there is a small mirror on each hood.
THE BELLS
In the Village of Gorni Domlyan alike the whole Region of Karlovo, the round-bellied bells (“hlopki”) are called “lopki”. They put two big “lopki” at the front and three smaller ones – at the back.
CLOTHES
The shirt is while and made of home-spun with embroidery. If they do not have embroidered shirts they buy a ready embroidery, and sew it.
On the shoulders, the Gorni Domlyan's Kukeri put a white kerchiefwith sequins at the border; they leave its ends free on the chest casting the one over the other and fixing them with security pins. Once the kerchief was of cheese-cloth, however nowadays they replace the latter with silk in order to prevent the crumpling during the frequent travels. On the waist, they put a red kerchiefletting the triangle fall at the front above the abdomen.
The Kukeri put on a female pinafore above the shirt, which is today a bit shorter than it was in the past.
The legs (“badzhatsi”) are of goat fur with hairs outside. Their colour could be white, black or mixed depending on what the people managed to procure. At both sites, they have long tassels falling to the ground.
The Gorni Domlyan Village's Kukeri also have wooden socks without soles (“kaltsi”) exactly the same as the ones worn by the female croppers in the past aiming to prevent the pricks by the ears of wheat .
The Kukeri wear traditional leather sandals (“tsarvuli”).
The Gorni Domlyan Kukeri jangle the front “hlopki” (round-bellied bells) by hands. In the right hand, they bear a towel alike the Kukeri of Vasil Levski Village.
Original Kuker costume such as all in use nowadays in the village of GorniDomlyan. It is made in the centuries old model:
THE MASK
The Kuker hoods are almost the same as the ones of Vasil Levski Village; they are decorated cones with teeth of black threads on white fabric. The nose is put between the eyes.
Obligatory, there is a small mirror on each hood.
THE BELLS
In the Village of Gorni Domlyan alike the whole Region of Karlovo, the round-bellied bells (“hlopki”) are called “lopki”. They put two big “lopki” at the front and three smaller ones – at the back.
CLOTHES
The shirt is while and made of home-spun with embroidery. If they do not have embroidered shirts they buy a ready embroidery, and sew it.
On the shoulders, the Gorni Domlyan's Kukeri put a white kerchiefwith sequins at the border; they leave its ends free on the chest casting the one over the other and fixing them with security pins. Once the kerchief was of cheese-cloth, however nowadays they replace the latter with silk in order to prevent the crumpling during the frequent travels. On the waist, they put a red kerchiefletting the triangle fall at the front above the abdomen.
The Kukeri put on a female pinafore above the shirt, which is today a bit shorter than it was in the past.
The legs (“badzhatsi”) are of goat fur with hairs outside. Their colour could be white, black or mixed depending on what the people managed to procure. At both sites, they have long tassels falling to the ground.
The Gorni Domlyan Village's Kukeri also have wooden socks without soles (“kaltsi”) exactly the same as the ones worn by the female croppers in the past aiming to prevent the pricks by the ears of wheat .
The Kukeri wear traditional leather sandals (“tsarvuli”).
The Gorni Domlyan Kukeri jangle the front “hlopki” (round-bellied bells) by hands. In the right hand, they bear a towel alike the Kukeri of Vasil Levski Village.
4. Kuker Mask ("Face") of Kliment Village, Made of Wire
$
100.00
PLEASE, CONTACT KLIMENT VILLAGE TO ORDER THE MASK.
Original Kuker masks such as all those worn nowadays in the village of Kliment. It is made in the model left through the centuries:
THE MASK
The whole mask including the dome and the "image" ("obraz" with emphasis on "a") is called "surat" ("mug")
The dome of the Kuker mask has flowers at the front, and the back is with multicoloured ribbons.
Typical for the Kliment Village is the face mask called “image” (“obraz” pronounced with emphasis on “a”). It is made of wire net painted in pink and varnished, and the faces are usually painted by the mayor and his secretary following the model of an old-time mask.
According to the village mayor, “the mask is not happy and smiling, and it is rather thoughtful. However, I have painted lots of masks, and oddly I have never got a happy mask... What the secretary paints is the same. Maybe, the wire net itself does not allow a happier mask picture...”
The “image” looks like woman rather than like a man, however in most cases it has moustaches as many Kukeri insist on the latter. The Kukeri can see and breath through the mask.
Original Kuker masks such as all those worn nowadays in the village of Kliment. It is made in the model left through the centuries:
THE MASK
The whole mask including the dome and the "image" ("obraz" with emphasis on "a") is called "surat" ("mug")
The dome of the Kuker mask has flowers at the front, and the back is with multicoloured ribbons.
Typical for the Kliment Village is the face mask called “image” (“obraz” pronounced with emphasis on “a”). It is made of wire net painted in pink and varnished, and the faces are usually painted by the mayor and his secretary following the model of an old-time mask.
According to the village mayor, “the mask is not happy and smiling, and it is rather thoughtful. However, I have painted lots of masks, and oddly I have never got a happy mask... What the secretary paints is the same. Maybe, the wire net itself does not allow a happier mask picture...”
The “image” looks like woman rather than like a man, however in most cases it has moustaches as many Kukeri insist on the latter. The Kukeri can see and breath through the mask.
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