page_title: Kobeniak
hierarchical_section_title: Kobeniak
caption_attribution_description: English: A middle-class bourgeois man from Zhitomir, wearing a felt cloak also called a 'kobeniak' (a coat made of wool and so wide, that it could worn over furs). 1845. Українська: Житомирський міщанин в бурці чи кобеняці.
context_page_description: Kobeniak is a Ukrainian traditional male outer garment. A similar terms are Hungarian köpönyeg for "cloak", "mantle", "overcoat", and a historical Polish garment, kopieniak, all terms being derived from the Turkish garment kepenek, which is a shepherd's garment. Kobeniak is also called burka, kireya, or siryak.
  A kobenyak was the widest garment, so that it could be worn even on top of a kozhukh. A distinctive feature is a hood which could cover nearly all the face, with a cut for the eyes and possibly for the mouth, which may be folded back.
context_section_description: Kobeniak (Кобеняк) is a Ukrainian traditional male outer garment. A similar terms are Hungarian köpönyeg for "cloak", "mantle", "overcoat", and a historical Polish garment, kopieniak, all terms being derived from the Turkish garment kepenek, which is a shepherd's garment. Kobeniak is also called burka (cf. "Burka (Caucasus)"), kireya, or siryak (бурка, кирея, сіряк).
  A kobenyak was the widest garment, so that it could be worn even on top of a kozhukh (fur coat). A distinctive feature is a hood which could cover nearly all the face, with a cut for the eyes and possibly for the mouth, which may be folded back.
caption: A Zhytomyr burger wearing burka or kobenyak, 1845
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