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The portrait of an unknown girl in the traditional Russian clothing by Ivan Argunov, 1784, showcasing a large kokoshnik head dress.. The kokoshnik (Russian: коко́шник, IPA: [kɐˈkoʂnʲɪk]) is a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan.
Sheepskin ushanka winter hat with earflaps. A ushanka (Russian: ушанка, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈʂankə], from уши, ' ears '), also called a ushanka-hat (Russian: шапка-ушанка, romanized: shapka-ushanka, [ˈʂapkə ʊˈʂankə]), is a Russian fur hat with ear-covering flaps that can be tied up on the crown of the cap, or fastened at the chin to protect the ears, jaw ...
Also known as a "Four Winds" hat, traditional men's hat of the Sami people. Sailor cap: A round, flat visorless hat worn by sailors in many of the world's navies Sailor hat: A flat-crowned, brimmed straw hat inspired by nineteenth century sailors' headgear. Šajkača: Serbian national and traditional hat worn by men. Salakot
In 1855, after the campaigns in the Caucasus Mountains, the Papakha was introduced in the Russian army as an official part of the uniform for the Cossacks, and later for the rest of the cavalry. Papaq is also very common in Azerbaijan , [ 4 ] Armenia , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , as well as among the Uyghurs .
Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, decoration, or for religious or cultural reasons, including social conventions. This is a list of headgear, both modern and historical.
Boiled-wool hats are an essential part of the Banya experience (Banya No.1) The heat from the sauna hit me like a punch to the gut and the room was hazy with water vapour.
A Kazakh man wearing a malahai, depicted in an early-19th-century painting. The malahai (Russian: малаха́й or малакай, Kazakh: малақай) is a historical headgear originating in present-day Kazakhstan, which was adopted in some of other regions of Central Asia and worn throughout the Russian Empire from the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries.
After Ivan the Terrible had himself crowned the first Russian Tsar with this headgear in 1547, the Polish king asked Ivan to explain the meaning of his new title. To that Ivan replied that whoever is crowned with Monomakh's Cap is traditionally called a tsar, because it was a gift from a tsar (i.e., Constantine IX) who had sent the Metropolitan ...