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Šubara

The šubara is a type of traditional male winter hat used mostly by the Serbs, but also Macedonians and Janjevci in their folk attire. It is in a conical or cylindrical shape predominantly in black colour, because of the black lamb/sheep fur (woollen). The šubara is a traditional peasant hat used in harsher and colder times.

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The šubara (Serbian Cyrillic: шубара) is a type of traditional male winter hat used mostly by the Serbs, but also Macedonians and Janjevci1 in their folk attire. It is in a conical or cylindrical shape predominantly in black colour, because of the black lamb/sheep fur (woollen).23 The šubara is a traditional peasant hat used in harsher and colder times.

It was used in World War I by the Serbian soldiers and by the Chetniks in World War II and again during the Yugoslav Wars. It usually has the cockade (kokarda) of the Serbian eagle or other Serbian symbols.4

See also

See also

  • Serbian Folk attire
  • Goran Šubara, Australian Serb footballer
  • Petar Šubara, Yugoslav major (Šubara was a nickname)5
  • Woolen hats used by other peoples:
    • Ushanka, Hat used in Russia (Soviet fur cap)
    • Papakhi, Hat used in Caucasia
    • Karakul, Hat used in Central and South Asia
References

References

  1. Kremer, Marjana; Glasnović, Vlatka (13 June 2018). "Ovo je najstarija hrvatska dijaspora koja postoji od 14. stoljeća". mojahrvatska.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Nošnja odraslih muškaraca sastojala se od primjesa orijentalne i bugarske nošnje: na glavi šubara...
  2. Natural resources and beauties of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, p. 87, at Google Books
  3. A Serbian village at Google Books
  4. Armies in the Balkans 1914–18 at Google Books
  5. With Stalin Against Tito: Cominformist Splits in Yugoslav Communism at Google Books