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Color photo of a man and woman in Dagestan, 1904
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What are all those little tubes (bottles?) on his robe?
They are tubes of measured gunpowder for muzzle loaders.
Edit: the tubes themselves are called gazyrs
Thank you.
Looks like they were used to hold bullets and premeasured powder. But they kind of just became a style.
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/332920-gazyr-cherkeska-cossack-caucasian-dress
Thanks for the link
Love the third picture down, with the lot cigarette waving around it Hopefully just a trend by then.