Kho (Bhutia dress)

The Kho (Tibetan: ཁོ, THL: kho) or Bakhu (Nepali: बख्खु) is the traditional dress worn by the Bhutias, an ethnic group native to the Indian state of Sikkim.

It is a loose, cloak like garment that is fastened at the neck on one side and near the waist with a silk or cotton belt similar to the Tibetan chuba and the Mongolian Deel.

Women wear a full-sleeve blouse called a honju inside the kho; a loose gown type garment fastened near the waist, tightened with a cloth belt.

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Daughters of chogyal Tashi Namgyal wearing kho (1938).
Storyteller , painting by Gaganendranath Tagore