Gho

The gho or g'ô (Dzongkha: བགོ་, IPA: [ɡ̊oː˨])^[1] is the traditional and national dress for men in Bhutan. Introduced in the 17th century by Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, to give the Ngalop people a more distinctive identity, it is a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt known as the kera (Dzongkha: སྐེད་རགས་, romanized: sked rags).^[2]^[3]^[4] On festive occasions, it is worn with a kabney.

The government of Bhutan requires all men to wear the gho if they work in a government office or school. Men are also required to wear the gho on formal occasions. In its modern form, the law dates from 1989, but the driglam namzha dress code is much older.

The traditional dress for men is the gho, a knee-length robe tied with a handwoven belt, known as kera. Under the gho, men wear a tego, a white jacket with long, folded-back cuffs.^[5]

In the film Travellers and Magicians by Khyentse Norbu, the main actor Tshewang Dendup wears a denim gho. This unique blue jean gho was made from eight metres of denim and is believed to be the only denim gho in existence.^[6] This is one of many varieties of the gho depicted in Bhutanese film.

References

^ Driem, George van (1998). Dzongkha = Rdoṅ-kha. Leiden: Research School, CNWS. p. 74. ISBN 978-9057890024.
^ Levinson, David; Christensen, Karen (2002). Encyclopedia of Modern Asia: China-India relations to Hyogo. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Vol. 2. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 104–105. ISBN 0-684-31243-3. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
^ Brown, Lindsay; Armington, Stan (2007). Bhutan. Country Guides (3 ed.). Lonely Planet. pp. 49–52, 80. ISBN 978-1-74059-529-2. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
^ Bartholomew, Mark (1985). Thunder Dragon Textiles from Bhutan: the Bartholomew Collection. Shikōsha. p. 38. ISBN 9784879400147. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
^ Daily Bhutan
^ Avieson, Bunty (2011). Travellers & Magicians: the book of the making of the film. Thimphu: Prayer Flag Pictures. ISBN 978-99936-625-0-1.

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[1] Driem, George van (1998). Dzongkha = Rdoṅ-kha. Leiden: Research School, CNWS. p. 74. ISBN 978-9057890024.

[2] Levinson, David; Christensen, Karen (2002). Encyclopedia of Modern Asia: China-India relations to Hyogo. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Vol. 2. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 104–105. ISBN 0-684-31243-3. Retrieved 2011-10-15.

[LP-3] Brown, Lindsay; Armington, Stan (2007). Bhutan. Country Guides (3 ed.). Lonely Planet. pp. 49–52, 80. ISBN 978-1-74059-529-2. Retrieved 2011-10-15.

[4] Bartholomew, Mark (1985). Thunder Dragon Textiles from Bhutan: the Bartholomew Collection. Shikōsha. p. 38. ISBN 9784879400147. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[5] Daily Bhutan

[6] Avieson, Bunty (2011). Travellers & Magicians: the book of the making of the film. Thimphu: Prayer Flag Pictures. ISBN 978-99936-625-0-1.

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Clothes	Achkan Ajrak Angarkha Antriya Argon Bakhu/Kho Blouse Choli Churidar Daura-Suruwal Dhakai shari Dhoti Dumdyam Dumpra Dupatta Farshi Pajama Ghagra choli Ghoonghat Gamucha Gamosa Gharara Gho Jama Jamawar Jodhpuri Kabney Kasta sari Kaupina(m) Khalat Kira Kota Doria Krama Kurta Lehenga Lehenga-style sari Langa voni Langota Lungi Madisar Mekhela chador Mufti Mujib coat Mundu Mundum neriyatum Naga shawl Nehru jacket Onnara Pathin Patiala salwar Pheran Pinon hadi Riha Sari Shalwar kameez Sambalpuri sari Sarong Kerala sari Tant shari Toego Uttariya Wonju
Headgear	Bhaad-gaaule topi Birke topi Dhaka topi Gandhi cap Jaapi Karakul Pheta Mysore peta Paag Pagri Pakol Puneri Pagadi Rumāl Rumi topi/Fez Sehra Shyade Sindhi cap Taqiyah Topor Turban
Stitching and design	Embroidery of India Bandhani Chikankari Dhaka Gota Jamdani Kantha Kasuti Khadi Muslin Nakshi Phulkari Rajshahi silk Sarong Shisha Zardozi Zari
Footwear	Jutti Kholapuri Mojari Paduka

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