The children’s chokha (tsyy) in this exhibition looks exactly like the traditional clothes of adult Adyghe men, but is much smaller in size. The Circassian used to bring up their boys as warriors, and that is why they, from a very young age, had to get used to genuine men’s clothes and its essential attributes: cases for bullets, daggers, etc.
Circassian men’s national clothes were rather conservative. No decorations were allowed on them; the chokhas looked like military uniform. The Circassian men wore them all the time: at home, at work, in military campaigns and even on festive days.
Circassian men’s national clothes were rather conservative. No decorations were allowed on them; the chokhas looked like military uniform. The Circassian men wore them all the time: at home, at work, in military campaigns and even on festive days.
