The ''šubara'' ( sr-cyr, шубара) is a type of traditional male winter hat used mostly by the
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
, 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 ''Å¡ubara'' is a traditional peasant hat used in harsher and colder times.
It was used in
World War I
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by the Serbian soldiers and by the
Chetniks
The Chetniks,, ; formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; and informally colloquially the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist m ...
in
World War II
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and again during the
Yugoslav Wars
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. It usually has the
cockade
A cockade is a knot of ribbons, or other circular- or oval-shaped symbol of distinctive colours which is usually worn on a hat or cap. The word cockade derives from the French ''cocarde'', from Old French ''coquarde'', feminine of ''coquard'' (va ...
(''kokarda'') of the
Serbian eagle
The Serbian eagle () is a double-headed heraldic eagle, also known as the White eagle (), a common symbol in the history of Serbian heraldry and vexillology. The double-headed eagle and the Serbian cross are the main heraldic symbols which rep ...
or other
Serbian symbols.
See also
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Serbian Folk attire
*
Goran Å ubara, Australian Serb footballer
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Petar Å ubara, Yugoslav major (Å ubara was a nickname)
*Woolen hats used by other peoples:
**
Ushanka
An ushanka (, , from , ), also called an ushanka-hat (, ), is a Russian fur hat with ear-covering flaps that can be tied up on the crown of the cap, or fastened at the chin to protect the ears, jaw, and lower chin from the cold.
An alternativ ...
, Hat used in Russia (Soviet fur cap)
**
Papakhi, Hat used in Caucasia
**
Karakul, Hat used in Central and South Asia
References
1920s fashion
20th-century fashion
Serbian clothing
Culture of Serbia
Headgear
Caps
Hats
Woolen clothing
Macedonian clothing
Culture of North Macedonia
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