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"Pitykegomb" – the handmade metal buttons found mainly on men’s Hungarian traditional costume. 10 years ago a Hungarian ethnographer and a museum collection manager embarked on a joint project researching this kind of traditional decorative button. Over the last ten years they have searched: the collections of 20 museums, more than 40 private collections and the written works of Hungarian traditional costume experts for information on, and examples of these buttons. A grant from the Hungarian Academy of Arts has helped them continue their project and make their work known to the public: online information can now be found by searching "magyar pitykegomb". The project is still ongoing. By Barsi Csaba and Simándi László.