Dress (Kira)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (entire body)
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtBhutan, Asia
MediumCotton and silk
Dimensions12 × 35 in. (30.5 × 88.9 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.56
DescriptionKira are colorful ankle-length skirts traditionally worn by Bhutanese women, often in combination with a jacket known as a tego and a thin inner layer called a wonju. Kira are stitched together from three pieces of cloth woven on a back-strap loom. The resulting fabric is pinned at the shoulders with brooches known as koma and secured with a belt called a kera. These skirts are often colorful and intricately woven.On View
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early to mid 20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
19th to 20th Century
c. 1897
mid 20th Century
c. 1910