Limbu Full Traditional Jewellery/ Limbu गहना / Full Traditional Jewellery/ Nepalese Jewellery

The most Limbu (Yakthung) tribes are the original inhabitants and descended from the ancient Kirata mentioned in such Hindu epics as the Mahabharata, the other thirteen clans of Limbus originated from Lhasa ghotra and Khasi gotra. They are divided by listing their tribe name before or after their clan. Female dresses and ornaments • Mekhli- Long dress worn with a horizontal strip of cloth with collars crossing over or in a Vneck style.(Laghea) • Chunglokek/sunghamba- Blouse • Chaubandi Cholo- Blouse with collars overlapping each other • Sim- 'gunyo' in Nepali. A long strip of cloth wrapped around like a skirt. • Phaoee IPA: waist belt Limbu women are famed for their use of gold jewellery. Aside from samyang IPA: (gold), they use yuppa (silver), luung IPA: (glass stones), ponche (coral/amber), and mudhin (turquoise). Most Limbu ornaments are nature-inspired. Like many other global indigenous people, they are shamanistic and worship nature. • Samyanfung IPA: (Gold flower)- Huge circular disc-like in gold. The common design features a coral in the center. Amongst Limbus, Samyangfung IPA: represents sun. • Nessey IPA: Large circular flattened gold earring. Common designs are water springs with coral or glass stones. • Laksari- Gold earrings are worn continuously on the ear lobes In the shape of leaves, diamonds, etc. • Namloyee or yogakpa- Large silver necklace in the shape of a square or circle embedded with coral stones. Same as Tibetan ghau. • Yangyichi or Reji - Long necklace with coins • Sesephung (Bright Flower) - A forehead piece with coral moon. Nepali Sirbandi. • Yarling- Lotus bud shaped earrings • Pongwari or kantha- Necklace with golden beads and red felt. • Hukpangi- Silver bangle • Swagep- Finger ring • Ponche-Red coral beads • Sirbandi • Yearling • Purbeli Kantha • Naugedi • Dungri • Bulaki • Chepte Suun (Earring ) • Chandra Haar • Paisa Rechi Mala • Marwadi • Chadke Tilauri • Khade Chura • Karebiya Ring • Putali Ring • Aasarfi Ring • Jaali Ring • Silver Kade Kalle Male dresses and ornaments • Paga- Head wear that is pointy and tied at the back with long strips. • Ningkheng- Muffler • Phaoee IPA: Waist belt • Sandokpa- Upper body dress • Sungrehba- coat like upper body dress • Lapetta and pagappa- Upper body dress • Paohao- Main body dress • Hangchang- Upper body dress for royal family • -Te't • Hangpen- Lower body dress for the royal family • toppree- cap This form of clothing was worn until Nepal forced "one religion, one dress, one language" policy which is why many Limbus in Nepal wear the traditional Nepalese dress, chaubandi cholo and daura sural. The Yakthung of Sikkim still wears traditional Limbu clothing. Many efforts are being made by groups such as Yakthung Chumlung to raise awareness of the cultural dress and heritage.

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