Kho (Bhutia dress)

The kho (Standard Tibetan: ཁོ) 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.

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

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References

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