CHUKHA IN NATIONAL MEN’S CLOTHING COLLECTION

Abstract

The article provides detailed information on the history, etymology, sewing technology, and dressing style of the chukha, which is the central component in men's clothing collection. The study also clarified the issues of in which areas chukha was spreaded, the influence of neighboring peoples on clothing culture and ethnographic lexicon, the origin of the term “çərkəzi çuxa”, new scientific theses on chukha and its parts (“vəznə”, “hazrdaş”, “atmaqollar”).