Hey! I have always wondered if Pavlik was wearing a traditional Armenian folk costume in all of his famous pictures? And if yes from what region is it and what is it called?
Thanks!
It was probably a mix of garb available on hand and what was popular at the time. I don’t think there’s anything “traditionally Armenian” about this attire, but I might be wrong.
inbe5theman on
Dont know but that stache is something else
Sir_Arsen on
I’m not an expert, but I saw georgian one somewhat similar to that, so I doubt it’s traditional
RonnyPStiggs on
I think the head piece might be, or at least a style that is worn in the region. I recall seeing pictures of Armenian resistance fighters wearing similar pieces in the 19th and early 20th. The goat skin might be a typical item worn in the Caucuses or in the greater region.
bighag on
Can’t believe no one has mentioned this. But that is a fedayi.
From wiki: Ֆիդայի also known as the Armenian irregular units or Armenian militia, were Armenian civilians who voluntarily left their families to form self-defense units and irregular armed bands in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians and the pillage of Armenian villages by criminals, Turkish and Kurdish gangs, Ottoman forces, and Hamidian guards during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II in late 19th and early 20th centuries, known as the Hamidian massacres. Their ultimate goal was always to gain Armenian autonomy (Armenakans) or independence (Dashnaks, Hunchaks) depending on their ideology and the degree of oppression visited on Armenians.
Maxpowerrrrrrrrr on
Are you guys for real? That’s a fedayi (regular people who left their family to fight the Ottoman empire)
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It was probably a mix of garb available on hand and what was popular at the time. I don’t think there’s anything “traditionally Armenian” about this attire, but I might be wrong.
Dont know but that stache is something else
I’m not an expert, but I saw georgian one somewhat similar to that, so I doubt it’s traditional
I think the head piece might be, or at least a style that is worn in the region. I recall seeing pictures of Armenian resistance fighters wearing similar pieces in the 19th and early 20th. The goat skin might be a typical item worn in the Caucuses or in the greater region.
Can’t believe no one has mentioned this. But that is a fedayi.
From wiki: Ֆիդայի also known as the Armenian irregular units or Armenian militia, were Armenian civilians who voluntarily left their families to form self-defense units and irregular armed bands in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians and the pillage of Armenian villages by criminals, Turkish and Kurdish gangs, Ottoman forces, and Hamidian guards during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II in late 19th and early 20th centuries, known as the Hamidian massacres. Their ultimate goal was always to gain Armenian autonomy (Armenakans) or independence (Dashnaks, Hunchaks) depending on their ideology and the degree of oppression visited on Armenians.
Are you guys for real? That’s a fedayi (regular people who left their family to fight the Ottoman empire)
THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE ANSWERS, MUCH LOVE!