Woman’s Garment (Kira)


Ceremonial/ festival cloth of women in Bhutan.

Title: Woman’s Garment (Kira)

Artist: Unknown

Creation Date: Late 20th century

Geography: Bhutan

Culture: Bhutanese

Medium: Cotton, silk

Technique: plain weave, discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocading)

Dimensions: 143 x 222 cm (56 3/8 x 87 1/2 in)

Classification: Costumes

Credit Line: Gift of Connie Strayer, 2022

Object ID Number: 2022.14.KT758