Kho (Bhutia dress)

The Kho (Tibetan: ཁོ, THL: kho) or Bakhu (Nepali: बख्खु) is the traditional dress worn by the Bhutias, an ethnic group native to the Indian state of Sikkim. It is a loose, cloak like garment that is fastened at the neck on one side and near the waist with a silk or cotton belt similar to the Tibetan chuba and the Mongolian Deel.

Daughters of chogyal Tashi Namgyal wearing kho (1938).

Storyteller, painting by Gaganendranath Tagore

Women wear a full-sleeve blouse called a honju inside the kho; a loose gown type garment fastened near the waist, tightened with a cloth belt.^[1]

See also

• Gho
• Chuba
• Kira (Bhutan)
• Khada

References

1. Bareh, Hamlet (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim. Mittal Publications. p. 5. ISBN 81-7099-794-1.

External links

• Bijaya Bantawa, ed. (7 December 2010). "The Ethnic People of Sikkim: Their Lifestyles and Their Cultures". Snowline News online. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
• "Bhutia Tribes". Indian Mirror online. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
• University of Hawaii Museum. Sikkim - Woman's Informal Ensemble. (dress worn by Hope Cooke in the 1960s, on Flickr).