Kabney
Kabney
Gho with orange kabney.
A kabney (Dzongkha: བཀབ་ནེ་; Wylie: bkab-ne) is a silk scarf worn as a part of the gho, the traditional male costume in Bhutan.[1] It is raw silk, normally 90 by 300 centimetres (35 in × 118 in) with fringes. Kabney is worn over the traditional coat gho; it runs from the left shoulder to the right hip, and are worn at special occasions or when visiting a dzong. Kabney is also referred as Bura which means silk.
The use of gho and kabney is encouraged in Bhutan as a part of driglam namzha (or driklam namzhak), the official behaviour and dress code of Bhutan. Gho is thus compulsory for schoolboys and government officials.[1][2] The female traditional dress is called kira. A rachu is worn over the traditional dress kira.[1][3]
Saffron scarf for the Druk Gyalpo (king) and the Je Khenpo (chief abbot).
Orange scarf for Lyonpos (ministers and other members of the government).[2]
Red scarf for Dashos (male members of the royal family and higher officials).[2]
Green scarf for judges.
Blue scarf for members of parliament s].[7]
White scarf with red stripes for Gups (headmen of the 205 gewogs).[8]
White scarf for ordinary citizens.[9]
Former scarf ranks include:
White scarf with blue stripes for Chimi (members of the National Assembly).
Blue scarf for lodoe Tsoggde.