3 ways to wear koteka
Although the koteka is still a favorite souvenir for tourists visiting Papua, in the Baliem valley there are still many other choices such as bead necklaces, water containers from pumpkins to original stone axes. (photo: Arbain Rambey, Kompas) Papua province in Indonesia is known as a very rich island. Not only their natural resources, but also their culture and customs. Because of their well-known culture and customs, many foreign tourists come to the easternmost island of Indonesia. Talking about customs, what really attracts the world's attention is the traditional clothes of the Papua Province. What's that? Yes, that is Koteka Koteka or Holim the traditional clothes for men in Papua and West Papua Provinces. Koteka is a special clothing worn to cover the lower body of men in several tribes in Papua. The word Koteka comes from a tribe in Paniai which means clothes. Quoted from the book Ethnography of Papua Development (2019) by Mulyadi, the Dani are the main tribe that i...