Kira (Bhutan) Explained

The kira (Dzongkha: [[wikt:དཀྱི་ར|དཀྱི་ར་]], དཀྱིས་རས་|translit=dkyi-ra, dkyis-ras)^[1] is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric. It is wrapped and folded around the body and is pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver brooches (named koma), and bound at the waist with a long belt. The kira is usually worn with a wonju (long-sleeved blouse) inside and a short jacket or toego (Dzongkha: སྟོད་གོ་|translit=stod-go) outside.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

A rachu (narrow embroidered cloth draped over the left shoulder)^[7] is worn over the traditional dress kira.^[8]

See also

• Kho
• Chuba
• Toego
• Wonju
• Pathin
• Phasinh
• Rigwnai
• Gho

Notes and References

1. Book: Schicklgruber, Christian . Bhutan: Mountain Fortress of the Gods . Shambhala . 1998 . 263 . 2011-08-21.
2. Book: Bartholomew, Mark . Thunder Dragon Textiles from Bhutan: the Bartholomew Collection . Shikōsha . 1985 . 14, 94, 100 . 2011-10-16.
3. Book: Encyclopedia of Modern Asia: China-India relations to Hyogo . 2 . Encyclopedia of Modern Asia . David . Levinson . Karen . Christensen . Charles Scribner's Sons . 2002 . 104–105 . 0-684-31243-3 . 2011-10-15.
4. Web site: Bhutan's New Queen Is at Home . Tandin . Pem . Jigme . Wangchuk . Bhutan Observer online . 2011-10-14 . 2011-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121064325/http://www.bhutanobserver.bt/bhutan%E2%80%99s-queen-home/ . 2012-01-21 .
5. Book: Bhutan . Country Guides . Lindsay . Brown . Stan . Armington . 3 . . 2007 . 50, 58, 113 . 1-74059-529-7 . 2011-10-15.
6. Book: Napoli, Lisa . Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth . Random House Digital . 2011 . 0-307-45302-2 . 137 . 2011-10-15.
7. https://dailybhutan.com/article/the-different-types-of-ceremonial-scarves-in-bhutan Daily Bhutan
8. http://www.bhutanmajestictravel.com/news/2008/the-bhutanese-ladies-scarf-or-rachu-should-be-worn-hanging-from-the-left-shoulder.html Bhutan Majestic Travel