Subject: རྐུན་མ། rkun ma/ bandit horseman

Culture: Khampa Tibetan

Setting: banditry / guerilla warfare, eastern Tibet mid 20thc.

Object: costume = ཞྭ། zhwa hat, ཕྱུ་པ phyupa 'chuba' coat, གོས་ཐུང་། gosthung robe

* Khampa Nomad Collective

Kimbell Art Museum > Passport to Asia *

"Chuba Tibet Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century Chinese brocade

A traditional garment made for the cold climate of Tibet, a chuba is a warm ankle-length robe

with long sleeves that is bound around the waist by a long sash. The upper portion becomes

a large pocket for stowing necessities such as bowls for food or money. Normally made from

hand-woven and dyed sheep's wool, this chuba has been fashioned from Chinese brocade."

* Irving Arts Center > Genghis Khan: The Exhibit