Kabney

Kabney

Kabney is a silk scarf worn as a part of the Gho, the traditional male costume in Bhutan. It is raw silk, normally 90 x 300 cm, with fringes and is worn at special occasions or when visiting a dzong. It's worn from the left shoulder to the right hip.

The scarf comes in different colours depending of the rank of the bearer:
* Saffron scarf for the Druk Gyalpo ("the king") and the Je Khenpo ("the chief abbot")
* Orange scarf for Lyonpos, i.e. members of the government
* Blue scarf for members of Lodoi Tsokde, the king's consultative council.
* Red scarf for Dasho, i.e. male members of the royal family and higher officials [http://www.kuenselonline.com/article.php?sid=6037&PHPSESSID=2937eb153ae8d1f32b91c3346c01a692]
* Green scarf for judges, established 2005, to distinct jugdes from enforcing government
* White scarf with blue stripes for Chimi, i.e. members of the national assembly.
* White scarf with red stripes for Gups, i.e. leaders of the 201 gewogs.
* White scarf for ordinary citizens.

External links

* [http://www.bifa.org.bt/NewsKOL22-10-04.html Foreign minister photo, with scarf]
* [http://www.raa.gov.bt/contents/news/year2001.php Photo of several "Dasho" og "Lyonpo", with scarfs, on the promotion of a Dasho]


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