Woman's Wrapper (Kira)
Name/Title
Woman's Wrapper (Kira)Entry/Object ID
2026.4.1Description
A kira (woman's wrap) from Bhutan, made up of three strips of cloth woven on a backstrap loom, with warp and weft stripes and supplementary weft motifs in silk on a cotton ground. Acquired in Kathmandu in the 1980s, probably brought to Kathmandu by a pilgrim from Bhutan.Acquisition
Accession
2026.4Source or Donor
Ian McCabeCredit Line
Gift of Ian and June McCabeMade/Created
Artist
Unknown MakerTime Period
Mid-20th CenturyTextile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Supplementary-weft PatterningEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
BhutanCulture/Tribe
Bhutanese