Burka (Caucasus)
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Burka (Caucasus)
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A burka is a coat made from felt or karakul. Karakul being quite expensive, burkas were usually sewn from felt treated to look like karakul. Burkas are sewn with high, squared off shoulders, and wearers will have a distinctive high-shouldered silhouette.
Chechnya was the main producer of burkas throughout the North Caucasus. Burkas were part of the customary male garb of various peoples inhabiting the Caucasus region. Burkas were adopted by Russian cavalry, and worn as part of the Russian milita
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