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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Caucasian chokha canonical 1
Circassian chokha 1
Georgian chokha 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat
cultural symbol
traditional garment
associatedWithEthnicGroup Avars
Balkars
linked to: Balkar people

Chechens
Circassians
Georgians
Ingush
Karachays
Lezgins
Ossetians
associatedWithRegion Armenia
Azerbaijan
Chechnya
Circassia
Dagestan
Georgia
North Caucasus
currentStatus symbol of regional cultural identity
currentUse folk costume
patriotic events
tourist performances
hasColorVariant black
dark blue
red
white
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Caucasus
hasMaterial wool
hasPart cartridge holders
decorative cartridge cases
hasStyleVariant Chechen chokha
Circassian chokha
Dagestani chokha
Georgian chokha
linked to: Caucasian chokha
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tabasarans traditionalDress Caucasian chokha
Caucasian chokha hasStyleVariant Georgian chokha
linked to: Caucasian chokha
Shapsugs traditionalClothing Circassian chokha
linked to: Caucasian chokha