Which appeared first in the Northwest Caucasus, the “hezir” or gunpowder?
2, September, 2016
We received an enquiry as to when the “hezir” was first sewn on Circassian costumes [the characteristic cherkesska, or top part of costume, was distinctively adorned by a row of 12 to 20 capped cartridge cases [«хьэзыр» (“hezir”)], in Circassian; «газырь» [plural: «газыри»], in Russian), made of nielloed silver or wood, with iron, ivory, stag-horn, walrus tusk, or silver caps, inserted into flaps sewn on each side of the chest]. Read more
