Burqa (male cloak)
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The burqa ( Russian бу́рка "búrka", also called similarly in some languages of the Caucasus ; Georgian ნაბადი "nabadi") is a traditional warming sheepskin or lambskin cloak for men of the inhabitants of the North Caucasus , Georgia and the mountainous regions of Azerbaijan and the South Russian-Ukrainian Cossacks .
The burqa or nabadi has no sleeves and no outlets for the arms. The hands work from the front opening of the cloak. It can be made of sheepskin , felt , wool or other materials.
In cold weather it is worn over the traditional Tschocha coat. They include not only the Chokha, the cap papakha and Balaclava bashlik to the traditional style of dress of the peoples of the Caucasus and has also been adopted by the Cossacks.
Sometimes the burqa is worn over a wooden bowl. When it gets warmer, it can also be thrown back over the shoulders, but it still lies against the body. The mostly angular cut of the cape gives the wearer a particularly characteristic, widened appearance, especially when the burqa is reinforced by the wooden shell. If necessary, it was even used as a tent.
Individual evidence
- ↑ z. B. among the Chechens ; see. Amjad M. Jaimoukha: The Chechens: a handbook. New York 2005, p. 147 (English).
- ↑ See e.g. B. Heinrich Otto Richard Brix: The Imperial Russian Army in its existence, its organization, equipment and strength in war and peace. Behr, Berlin a. a. 1863, p. 37 .
Web links
- Article on the history of the burqa (Russian) in North Caucasus from the Russian scientific journal Nauka 1989.
- Older video of a mountain Jewish dance performance. The man wears a burqa several times with a typically widened appearance. The music is a synthesis of the traditions of the Caucasian lesginka , Ashkenazi music (vocal melody and clarinet) and Russian-Eastern European music (e.g. accordion melodies).