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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