Namba (clothing)

For the district in Japan, see Namba.
Men wearing traditional nambas.

A nambas is a traditional penis sheath from Vanuatu.[1] Namba are wrapped around the penis of the wearer, sometimes as their only clothing.[2] Two tribes on Malakula, the Big Nambas and the Smol (Small) Nambas, are named for the size of their nambas.[3]

Nambas are characteristic of central Vanuatu. In northern islands, long mats wrapped around the waist are worn instead.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bislama-English". Vanuatu Aelan Walkabaot. Wantok Environment Centre. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  2. ↑ Tetlow, Miranda (2006-05-19). "High and mighty". The Australian online (News Limited). Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  3. ↑ Vanuatu Paradise - Malakula