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Location: Etar Precious Metals ProcessingLong, long time ago, inhabitants of the “Fertile Thrace”, as Homer called it, had a knowledge of the qualities of the silver and gold. The proof for that are numerous articles of silver and gold, dating of the Halkolite and Bronze Age found out, by the archeologists. Wood CarvingArt carving is one of the oldest decorative applied arts which is remarkable for its ornamental or subject figures on wood, stone, bone, mother-of-pearl, and more. The most popular one in Bulgaria is ornamental wood-carving. PotteryOne of the oldest crafts ever known is pottery making. It has been known all over the Bulgarian land since ancient times, and its main purpose has been helping men survive. According to some conclusions based on archeological excavations, the Thracians were acquainted with the treadle potter’s wheel ever since the iron age. CoppersmithCopper articles production was best developed in Bulgaria in the XIXth century. There were a few coppersmith’s centres of a major importance throughout the country. Dyeing Of Fabrics And ClothsBulgarian culture is closely connected to folklore. Everything in folklore has color, a whole palette of colors. The folk songs use symbols to express the richness of colors. We say lips like cherries, eyes like blue skies, eyebrows like braids, waist slender as cheese. Folk wisdom prefers comparison to colors which have taste equivalents. Bulgarian IconographyBulgarian iconography appeared about a century after Christianity had been officially adopted in Bulgaria, which was about the middle of the IXth century. Leather ManufactureLeather products are typical for all cattle-breeding nations. When the Bulgarians came to settle down in the Balkans they took with them the art of working the leather. Their everyday life activities depended on things made of leather – their homes, dishes, clothes and many other necessities. The LoomThe manufacture of cloths in these lands has very old traditions. The cultural symbiosis between Thracians, Slavs and Bulgarians turned this craft into an art. The ethnic characteristics of each of these nations, as well as the high quality standards set by Byzantium, are grounded in it. Ethnography and folklore pay special attention to the symbols applied in the cloths. . WeavingWeaving is one of the oldest crafts in these lands. This tradition, which was widely spread in the Balkans, was closely connected with stock breeding. The lands were full of huge flocks of sheep and the shepherds traveled long distances in search of better sheep-walks leading flocks of over 5 thousand head from the Rhodope mountains down to the Aegean sea. The CraftsWhen the great German philosopher Nietzsche wrote “Says So Zaratustra!” he could not imagine that his dream of the man – the maker, the individual, would be washed away in the industrial world as the years went by. Mass culture is ruling everywhere in this world and cannot be displaced by the “spirit of music” and the heritage of the old Greek tragedy. |
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