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. It is raw silk, normally 90 x 300 cm with fringes. Kabney run from the left shoulder to the right hip, and are worn at special occasions or when visiting a dzong.

Gho with orange kabney

The scarf comes in different colours depending of the rank of the bearer:

• Saffron scarf for the Druk Gyalpo (king) and the Je Khenpo (chief abbot)
• Orange scarf for Lyonpos (ministers and other members of the government)
• Blue scarf for members of the Lodoi Tsokde (royal consultative council)
• Red scarf for Dasho (male members of the royal family and higher officials)
• Green scarf for judges
• Blue scarf for members of the National Assembly and members of parliament
• White scarf with red stripes for Gups (headmen of the 205 gewogs)
• White scarf for ordinary citizens

Former scarf ranks include:

• White scarf with blue stripes for Chimi (members of the National Assembly)

See also

• Gho
• Kira
• Driglam namzha

External links

• Foreign minister photo, with scarf
• Photo of several Dasho og Lyonpo, with scarfs, on the promotion of a Dasho