The normal fabric of a bunad dress or coat is wool. Mens pants are often made from hodden which is wool that has been pressed into shape rather than woven. Shirts are made from either linen or cotton, and shawls and aprons are normally wool or silk. A purse is part of nearly every female’s bunad with matching fabric and embroidery. When a woman is getting married in her bunad she wears a gold crown, headress or elaborite jewellery on her head. She also carries a small bible in her purse and can wear a veil if it has been designed into her traditional costme. It is also common for married women to wear a silver belt. Women who have authority, such as matrons, carry a key as symbolic decoration.