Burka (Caucasus)

A burka (Abkhaz: ауапа awápa, Adyghe: кӏакӏо chakwe, Armenian: այծենակաճ aytsenakach, Avar: буртина burtína, Azerbaijani: yapıncı, Chechen: верта verta, Georgian: ნაბადი nabadi, Ingush: ферта ferta, Kabardian: щӏакӏуэ[1] shakwe, Ossetian: нымæт nymæt Russian: бурка burka, Svan: ღართ ghärt) is a coat made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name).

Burkas are sewn with high, squared off shoulders, and wearers will have a distinctive high-shouldered silhouette.

Burkas were part of the customary male garb of various peoples inhabiting the Caucasus region.

Vasily Chapayev was portrayed wearing a burka as a part of his military uniform in a 1934 Soviet film.

Below were narrow trousers tied below the knee and at the ankle, leggings, and leather boots.