Hardanger Bunad, Female

The Norwegian bunad figurines in this collection make excellent Norwegian gifts. These bunad figurines are unique among Norwegian folk dolls because they are exact replicas in miniature of the actual bunad costume. They will be cherished for generations. Hardanger Bunad FigurineThe Hardanger bunad figurine portrays a woman’s bunad from the Hardanger Fjord area, located in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The Hardanger bunad is the most famous of all the Norwegian folk costumes. In the romantic era of the last part of the 19th century, it became the national costume, and it was copied all over the country, although usually simplified. The Hardanger bunad has never been out of use. Even the local districts had their local design specific to them. There is also a difference of a married woman and a young girls bunad. The woman wear a headdress and a silver belt, and they look more dressed up than the young girls. The Hardanger women also traditionally had a winter bunad. About the Bunad F