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| Keywords: The burka.jpg en CENTRAL CAUCASUS The burka The burka is the weather cloak of the Caucasians It is semi-circular and made to fit the shoulders by the insertion of a gore It is made of a felty milled wool a sort of rough hunter's cloth on the outside of which the hair is sometimes left The favourite colours are black or black-brown; seldom white The opening for the neck and the seams over the chest are trimmed with the braid The inside of the burka and the shoulder parts are often lined with silk or calico The burka is tied at the neck with strings The bashlik is a complement to the burka It is a hood the ends of which are slung round the neck cf Pl 53 http //www indiana edu/~librcsd/etext/tilke/plate/052 jpg Oriental Costumes Their Designs and Colors by Max Tilke p 18 Creator Max Tilke 1922 PD-old-70-1923 Oriental Costumes Their Designs and Colors Max Tilke National costumes of Georgia Clothing of Georgia History of the Caucasus Sheepskin clothing Fur clothing of native people of Georgia Fur fashion in 1922 Burka Caucasus | ||||
