gho

E383506

The gho is a knee-length robe tied at the waist that serves as the national dress for men in Bhutan, especially among the Ngalop people.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
gho canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhutanese clothing ⓘ
national dress ⓘ
traditional garment ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Bhutan ⓘ
culturalSignificance associated with Ngalop culture ⓘ
symbol of Bhutanese national identity ⓘ
fastening tied at the waist ⓘ
fit gathered and secured at the waist ⓘ
loose-fitting upper body ⓘ
genderAssociation male ⓘ
hasComponent kera (cloth belt) ⓘ
hasPocket large pouch formed above the belt ⓘ
length knee-length ⓘ
partOf national dress of Bhutan ⓘ
pattern often features woven patterns ⓘ
regulation required dress for men in many government offices in Bhutan ⓘ
required dress for men in schools in Bhutan ⓘ
sleeveType long-sleeved ⓘ
timePeriod in continuous use into the 21st century ⓘ
typicalMaterial cotton ⓘ
silk ⓘ
wool ⓘ
use daily wear for many Bhutanese men ⓘ
worn during religious and state ceremonies ⓘ
usedBy Ngalop people ⓘ
men in Bhutan ⓘ
wornAs everyday wear ⓘ
formal wear ⓘ
wornIn Bhutanese highlands ⓘ
wornWith kera (cloth belt) ⓘ
long socks ⓘ
traditional Bhutanese shoes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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