An important element of material culture of Abkhazia is clothing. It was dedicated to the human race and was divided into festive and ritual.

The oldest and most common, even to this day, national dress is Circassian and headdress of original form - hood.

Mandatory attribute of Abkhaz horseman was the burka (auapa) - cloak of shaggy felt.

Women's clothing was no less graceful, all the dresses were pulled together in the waist belt, which served as an ornament, and often a work of art.

In the traditional folk culture of a particular element is alabasha - a staff of strong wood with a metal tip and a hook in the form of the natural branches. If the old man drove his staff into the ground and leaned on him, then he is ready to make a speech. It was an inseparable companion of a hunter and of a shepherd.

Under the influence of modern European clothing, Abkhazian national female wear has almost disappeared too. For example, the ancient long wide-bottomed trousers tightly bunched at the ankles, an ancient corset or breast concealer, which was an indispensable accessory of the maiden’s outfit, and others have been completely superseded.

Among representatives of the senior generation there still exist some strict customs and traditions concerning clothes. Elderly women and even men try to dress so that except for the face and hands, the whole body is covered.