Caucasian chokha
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The Caucasian chokha is a distinctive woolen coat with cartridge holders on the chest, historically worn by men across the Caucasus as both everyday and ceremonial attire and now emblematic of regional cultural identity.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat
ⓘ
cultural symbol ⓘ traditional garment ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Avars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balkars NERFINISHED ⓘ Chechens NERFINISHED ⓘ Circassians NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgians NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingush NERFINISHED ⓘ Karachays NERFINISHED ⓘ Lezgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossetians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Chechnya NERFINISHED ⓘ Circassia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | symbol of regional cultural identity ⓘ |
| currentUse |
folk costume
ⓘ
patriotic events ⓘ tourist performances ⓘ |
| hasColorVariant |
black
ⓘ
dark blue ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wool ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cartridge holders
ⓘ
decorative cartridge cases ⓘ |
| hasStyleVariant |
Chechen chokha
ⓘ
Circassian chokha ⓘ Dagestani chokha ⓘ Georgian chokha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
self-defense
ⓘ
warfare ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Caucasian identity
ⓘ
honor ⓘ masculinity ⓘ warrior tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ceremonial attire
ⓘ
everyday attire ⓘ military attire ⓘ |
| wornBy | men ⓘ |
| wornOnOccasion |
folk dance performances
ⓘ
national holidays ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| wornWith |
bashlyk
ⓘ
belt ⓘ dagger ⓘ papakha ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.