Koto (traditional clothing)
A Surinamese woman wearing the Koto.
The koto, kotomisse[1] or kotomisi is a traditional dress from the Afro-Surinamese women or Creoles in Suriname. The koto was developed during the slavery period in Suriname; its special purpose was to protect the Afro-Surinamese woman against their masters’ sexual interest. [2]
Different kotos exist for various occasions like weddings or funerals. The development of the koto as regular dress is not complete but it is still used in special occasions like the koto-dansi.
With the koto, women wear a head or body covering called an angisa or anisa. The folding of the angisa sends a social message, for example “Let them talk.”
For men the traditional clothing is the pangani. This type of clothing is mostly referred by the Afro American tribe.
Gallery
1904-1933
Koto, 1885
Doll in koto
Doll in koto
Arnoldus Borret - Kotomisi with orange twig, ca. 1880
References
- ↑ Suriname Facts, COUNTRYREPORTS
- ↑ Citation needed
External links
- Examples of traditional kotos
- Examples of koto's currently used, traditional and modern
- Examples of the angisa and the social message
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