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1900 PAINTED RUSSIAN WOODEN PLAQUE by Gluchow

1900 PAINTED RUSSIAN WOODEN PLAQUE by Gluchow RARE, VERY FOLKY , BEAUTIFUL EARLY RUSSIAN WOODEN HAND PAINTED PLAQUE , CIRCA 1900. SIGNED "GLUCHOW" IN ENGLISH ON THE BACK. TOP QUALITY PAINTINED IMAGE OF CHERKES IN TRADITIONAL CLOUSE , HAT AND ARMS RIDING HIS HORSE IN CAUCASUS MOUNTINGS. (8.3/4 inches diameter) VERY GOOD CONDITION. Cherkes (also Cherkess) are an ethnic group of the northwestern Caucasus region and are a part of the Adyghe nation. Principally inhabiting northern Karachay-Cherkessia (where they comprise 11% of the population) as well as four villages of Adygeya: Khodz, Blechepsin, Koshekhabl, and Ulyap. They primarily speak the Cherkes (Kuban-Zelenchuk) dialect of Kabardian. The Cherkes migrated from Kabarda between 1780-1825, settling in the upper Zelenchuks and Urup valleys, from which they were largely displaced during the period of the 1830-1850s. During the 19th century, due to pressure from the Ottoman regime, many Cherkes moved to the Middle Eastern countries, where they largely assimilated, while still living there as a distinguishable minority

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