Cloak Pins with Chain (Koma and Japtha)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-clothing ornaments-fasteners
Date19th to 20th Century
Made AtBhutan, Asia
MediumGilt metal and turquoise
Dimensionsa and b, each: 2 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 3/4 in. (5.7 × 6 × 1.9 cm)
c: 2 × 16 3/4 × 1/8 in. (5.1 × 42.5 × 0.3 cm)
c: 2 × 16 3/4 × 1/8 in. (5.1 × 42.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2021.8.66a-c
DescriptionThis pair of gilt silver and turquoise cloak pins are known as koma. They were used to fasten the kira, a traditional garment of Bhutanese women, at the shoulders and were then linked by their chain, or japtha, around the back of the neck to hold the garment up or at the front for decorative purposes. A mainstay of traditional Bhutanese clothing, the kira was worn wrapped around the body and secured around the waist with a wide woven belt called a kera.On View
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