Woman's Garment (Kira)

Woven Textile

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Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Woman's Garment (Kira)

Entry/Object ID

2022.3.4

Description

Kira is the principal form of dress worn by Bhutanese women, formed from three lengths of cloth stitched together to create a rectangular panel. The garment is wrapped around the body, folded into a wide pleat in front and fastened at the shoulders with silver ornaments, and belted at the waist. Decorated with chain-stitch embroidery.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.3

Source or Donor

Tina Ruyter

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Tina Ruyter

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Bhutan

Dimensions

Width

142 cm

Length

228 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Tina Ruyter in a street market in Nepal in the 1980s; donated by Tina Ruyter to Tracing Patterns Foundation (TPF) in 2022; donated by TPF to U. Ciputra on February 23, 2023