Kho (costume)

Daughters of chogyal Tashi Namgyal wearing kho (1938).

The Kho (Sikkimese: བགོ) or Bakhu (Nepali: बख्खु) is a traditional dress worn by ethnic Sikkimese people of Sikkim and Nepal. It is a loose, cloak-style 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 to the Ngalop gho of Bhutan, but sleeveless.

Women wear a silken, full-sleeve blouse called a honju inside the kho; a loose gown type garment fastened near the waist, tightened with a belt. Married women tie a multi-coloured striped apron of woolen cloth called pangden around their waist.[1]

Male members wear a loose trouser under the kho. The traditional outfit is complemented by embroidered leather boots by both men and women.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bareh, Hamlet (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim. Mittal Publications. p. 5. ISBN 81-7099-794-1.
  • Bijaya Bantawa (ed.) (2010-12-07). "The Ethnic People of Sikkim: Their Lifestyles and Their Cultures". Snowline News online. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  • "Bhutia Tribes". Indian Mirror online. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  • University of Hawaii Museum. Sikkim - Woman's Informal Ensemble. (dress worn by Hope Cooke in the 1960s, on Flickr).
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