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Bhutanese kira weaving

South Asia tradition · 2 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

The kira (Dzongkha: དཀྱི་ར་, དཀྱིས་རས་, romanized: dkyi-ra, dkyis-ras) 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. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Bhutanese woollen textile 01
Bhutanese woollen textile 01
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'Kira kushuthara' (woman's dress), cotton and silk with supplementary weft, early 20th cen
'Kira kushuthara' (woman's dress), cotton and silk with supplementary weft, early 20th cen
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