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