Burka (Caucasus)

The Georgian prince Avaliani 1890 Nabadi.

The burqa (Russian бурка " burqa ", called also similar in some languages ​​of the Caucasus, Georgian ნაბადი " nabadi " ) is a traditional warming sheep or lamb fur cape for men of the residents of the North Caucasus, Georgia and the mountainous regions of Azerbaijan and the Russian-Ukrainian Cossacks.

The burqa or Nabadi has no sleeves and no outputs for the arms. The hands working from the front opening of the robe. It may consist of sheepskin, felt, wool or other materials.

When it is cold it is worn over the traditional jacket Tschocha. It belongs next to the Tschocha, the cap and hood cap papakha Baschlik the traditional clothing of the peoples of the Caucasus and was also adopted by the südrussisch -Ukrainian Cossacks.

Sometimes the burqa is worn over a wooden bowl. When it gets warmer, it can be captured using the shoulders back, then it is still the body to. The mostly rectangular section of the cape gives the wearer a particular characteristic, broadened appearance, especially if the burqa is amplified by the wooden bowl. If necessary, it was even used as a tent.