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.
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.
See also
References
- 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).