Some men of Papua, especially those who are part of the tribes who dwelt in the mountains, still wearing koteka as a cover any part of their bodies. Koteka also regarded as a custom clothing papua, because they use it also in ceremonial papua.Koteka which means this outfit, comes from the vocabulary of one Papuan tribes in the tribal areas Nabire Paniai,But some tribes in Jayawijaya call Horim or Holim.

Koteka is the dress to cover male genitalia in some indigenous cultures of Papua Island. Koteka leather water gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Fill out the old and the pumpkin seeds and dried skin.

The size is usually related to user activity, going to work or ritual. Many of the tribes there can be recognized from the way they use koteka. Short Koteka used when working, and the length of the ornaments used in traditional ceremonies. each tribe has a different shape koteka. Yali men, for example, liked the pumpkin a long form. While people usually wear Tiom two pumpkins. Over time, the less popular koteka everyday wear. Koteka prohibited worn in public transport and schools. If There's also, koteka only to be traded as souvenirs.

♥ KOTEKA OPERATION

Since the 1950s, missionaries campaigned for the use of shorts in lieu koteka. It is not easy. Dani in Baliem then sometimes wear pants, but still maintains koteka. The Government of Indonesia since the 1960s also seeks to reduce usage koteka. In 1971, the familiar term
"koteka operation" by distributing clothing to the residents. But because there is no soap, clothing was eventually never washed. In the end Papuans even esophageal skin diseases.

Altough now modern but until now they still retain the primitive culture ,they still wear koteka and sleep in honai. And koteka become ancestral heritage. And people who wander away. Their dress like others . But when they returned to the environment. They wear the traditional clothes back and its koteka .

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