Papuan Traditional Clothing Complete with Pictures and Explanations

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Papuan clothes and explanations

Papua is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has a unique and very interesting ethnicity, because this culture has different types of clothing from other provinces.

The clothes of Indonesians from east to west have different types of clothing, ranging from simple to even luxurious.

As we already know Papua has a type of clothing that is fairly simple, but Papua can uphold its cultural values.

Important tribes from the Papua region who are very famous for wearing their traditional clothes are the Asmat, Dani, Biak, Kamoro and Waropen.

Although fairly simple, Papuan traditional clothing is certainly able to cover the body and can also produce a very neat beauty.

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Papua Traditional Clothing Accessories

Apart from clothes, there are also many very interesting accessories used by Papuan people.

For example:

Such as gold or watches and many more Accessories made from various animals.

The following are some of the accessories used by the Papuan people.

1. Animal Teeth

Animal teeth are one of the accessories that are known in Papuan society and are commonly used in everyday life.

Animal teeth are also often neatly arranged and used as necklaces for the people there.

2. Pig fangs

Pig fangs are one of the accessories that most Papuans wear because they are believed to be able to maintain health and preserve the ancestors.

In addition, pig teeth are often used as accessories to pierce between the nostrils.

3. Tassel Decoration

Rumbai decoration is one of the accessories called tassel skirt by people in Papua and is often used to decorate their heads.

Tassel consists of cassowary fur or can also be made with white rabbit fur by forming a crown that will be worn on the head.

4. Noken bag

Noken bag is one of the accessories that is quite expensive by Papuans because it can beautify Papuan women for daily activities.

This bag is usually used as a container, or often used as a game such as birds, rabbits or mice. Noken bag is usually used by attaching it to the head or as a shoulder bag.

Papua traditional ceremony accessories

In addition to clothing and accessories, the Papuan people also have a variety of special weapons that are often used in traditional performances.

Below are some weapons owned by Papuans.

1. Spear

Spears are one of the weapons that are widely used by the Papuan people and are often used when they are going to hunt long distances.

Besides stones, they are often used during traditional ceremonies and activities when calling the spirits of their ancestors. Because tombah sebah a weapon that can be relied on by the community can be deadly.

2. Arrow

Arrows are one of the most popular weapons for the Papuan people besides being able to be used when hunting animals and can also be used in a show or as a defense in war.

3. Ax

The ax is one of the weapons or tools for the Papuan people that can open access roads and agriculture in the forest, but this ax is different from other axes.

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Names of Papuan traditional clothes by type

Ok guys, from the discussion above, we will convey some traditional paua clothes for both men and women.

Guys, the following are the names and types of Papuan traditional clothes, including the following.

1. Women's dress tassel skirt

The tassel skirt is the traditional clothing of Papuan women in the form of a skirt and it consists of dried sago leaves and is used to cover the lower body.

Tassel skirts are not only worn by women, but also by men but at certain occasions.

Clothing for Papuan men and women do not wear tops, however, they make tattoos or paintings that cover the upper body.

With various motifs and also varied, but what is often used is the painting of flora and fauna.

The use of a tassel skirt is not complete unless you use accessories that can make a headdress from coconut fiber.

2. Yokai clothes

Yokai clothing is one of the Papuan costumes for single women that only exists in West Papua and its surroundings and can only be found in rural areas.

This outfit should only be worn by women but for those who already have a family with a slightly reddish brown color.

3. Koteka clothes

Koteka clothing is one of the clothes that is often used by men because of its uniqueness which comes from the indigenous Papuan tribe. However, these clothes are often used every day.

These koteka clothes also don't wear clothes at all and look naked because they are wearing Papuan traditional clothes called Koteka.

Koteka clothes can cover the male genitals and have the meaning as clothes that will be used by certain tribes.

Koteka is made from dried water gourd that is aged and then processed by drying until it rots and can be used as a Koteka material.

Papuans use Koteka every day, not only on certain occasions

• Koteka worn at traditional events with a longer size or interesting carvings.
• Koteka is used for daily activities at work.

4. grass cloth

Grass cloth is one of the traditional clothes of modern Papuan tribes originating from South Sorong, but this clothing is used by men or women.

These clothes are made of sago leaves that are used and the leaves that are still bamboo shoots are used after drying and soaking in water.

Dried grass cloth can be used as a traditional activity or can also be used during daily activities of curry by doing their activities.

5. Brackets

Baju Kurung is one of the typical Papuan traditional clothes that is often used by Papuan women so that they can be called neat women.

However, usually this clothing is only used by Papuans and West Papuans who live near the city of Manokwari because this distinctive dress is used as a tassel skirt top.

Baju Kurung clothing can be enhanced by the use of bracelets and necklaces made of hard seeds and then strung together with cassowary feathers.

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