A kera is a cloth belt, a key element of Bhutanese traditional attire used to tie Gho and Kira, functioning as a type of sash or waistband.
Kera is a rectangular piece of woven fabric that has fringed ends. It is made with different materials such as cotton, wool, and silk or by mixing them.[1] The traditional kera constitutes an elongated and slender textile crafted from cotton or wild silk, embellished with horizontal bands of supplementary-weft patterning. Its standard dimensions generally range from 30 to 45 cm in width and 180 to 240 cm in length.
Kera is a women's garment worn with traditional Bhutanese attire. Women wear it with a skirt-type garment called Kira, while men also use it as a belt with a knee-length robe called Gho. Kera is folded several times in the warp direction and secured around the waist by tucking in the long warp fringe at one end.[2] [3] It serves as a belt and pocket or pouch to hold personal things. Kera is also a fashion statement now, but the younger generation wears Kera in a different style than older women.