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A toego (Dzongkha: སྟོད་གོ་; Wylie: stod-go), also spelled tego, is a long sleeved, blouse or jacket-like garment worn over a kira by women in Bhutan.[1][2][3][4] Men in Bhutan also wear toego under the gho.[5] The toego is thus part of the national dress of Bhutan.

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References

  1. ^ Levinson, David; Christensen, Karen (2002). Encyclopedia of Modern Asia: China-India relations to Hyogo. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Vol. 2. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 104–105. ISBN 0684312433. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ^ Pem, Tandin; Wangchuk, Jigme (2011-10-14). "Bhutan's New Queen Is at Home". Bhutan Observer online. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  3. ^ Brown, Lindsay; Armington, Stan (2007). Bhutan. Country Guides (3 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 50. ISBN 1740595297. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. ^ Napoli, Lisa (2011). Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth. Random House Digital. p. 137. ISBN 0307453022. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  5. ^ Bartholomew, Mark (1985). "Thunder Dragon Textiles from Bhutan: the Bartholomew Collection". Shikōsha. p. 100. Retrieved 2011-10-16.