Koteka is A Unique Clothing from the Tribe of Irian
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Koteka is clothing to cover male genitalia in some indigenous cultures of Papua Island. Koteka leather gourds, Lagenaria siceraria. The content and the old pumpkin seeds removed and dried skin. Literally, this word means "clothing", derived from the language of one tribe in Paniai. Some call it tribal mountainous Jayawijaya holim or horim. Not as common assumption, the size and shape koteka unrelated to the status of the wearer. The size is usually related to user activity, to work or ceremony. Many tribes, there can be recognized from the way they use koteka. Short Koteka used at work, and a long with the ornaments used in traditional ceremonies.
However, each tribe has a different shape koteka. Yali men, for example, like the long form of the pumpkin. While men usually wear two pumpkins Tiom.
Over time, the less popular koteka everyday. Koteka forbidden subject in public transport and schools. If any, koteka only to be traded as souvenirs.
In mountainous areas, such as Wamena, koteka still used. To take pictures with the users, tourists have to reach the pockets a few tens of thousands of dollars. In coastal areas, people find it even more difficult.
Operation Koteka
Since the 1950s, the missionaries promoting use shorts as penganti koteka. It's not easy. Dani Baliem Valley when it was sometimes wear pants, but still maintain koteka.
The Government of Indonesia since the 1960s also seeks to reduce usage koteka. Through the governors, since Frans Kaisiepo in 1964, held antikoteka campaign.
In 1971, the technical term "koteka operation" by distributing clothing to the population. But because there is no soap, clothes were finally not been washed. In the end Papuans even skin disease.
source : www.wikipedia.org
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