Robe

2022-17-1

From: Bhutan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Gho | བགོ
Object Number 2022-17-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bhutanese
Provenience Bhutan
Period 20th Century
Date Made Mid-20th century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Iconography Lungserma
Description

Man's robe (go or gho). The robe is made of a supplementary-warp woven silk (aikapur) and has a typical lungserma pattern, identified by the green and red patterning on a yellow ground. Robes like this one are traditional in Bhutan and required to be worn in public as of 1989. They are typically worn along with a dagger.

Length 135 cm
Width 60 cm
Credit Line Gift of Edwin Coyle, 2022

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