5 North Maluku Traditional Clothes and its uniqueness, have you ever worn it?

Ilustrasi – baju adat Maluku Utara (Foto: Freepik)

YOGYAKARTA - North Maluku traditional clothes are traditional clothes that reflect the cultural identity of the community groups that inhabit the region.

North Maluku traditional clothing is one of the prominent cultural heritage and its types are very diverse. Each type of traditional clothing has its own characteristics, ranging from materials, colors, to accessories used. This uniqueness makes traditional clothes from North Maluku one of the cultural identities that are very interesting to learn.

This article will discuss the types of North Maluku traditional clothes complete with their respective uniqueness. Curious what it looks like? Check out the complete information below.

Quoted from the Indonesian Tourism website, the following is a list of North Maluku traditional clothes and their uniqueness:

The first North Maluku traditional dress, Manteren Lamo, is a royal dress that was worn by the Sultan of Maluku. This outfit consists of a red closed jacket that symbolizes power, equipped with nine large silver buttons. The collar, sleeves, and pockets are decorated with golden embroidery. Usually this outfit is combined with special black pants and destar (head tie).

Next is Kimun Gia, special clothing for the Queen or the Sultan's wife. This dress is a kebaya made of white satin fabric combined with a songket fabric and a gold belt.

Kimun Gia is also equipped with a red scarf with gold embroidery as its main accessory. The queen wears exclusive jewelry such as diamonds and diamonds and styles her hair with a bun, adding a graceful and dignified impression.

The nobility's clothing was used by the nobility in their daily activities in the past. For men, this clothing resembles a white knee-length robe with elegant gold embroidery, combined with white trousers and a gold-colored head cover.

The fashion of noble women is almost similar to the queen's clothes, namely a white kebaya worn with a long songket cloth. Now, noble clothes are usually worn to welcome important guests, including state officials.

Koja clothes are the traditional clothes of North Maluku for young men and women of nobility. The main colors used are green and yellow, as symbols of spirit and young soul.

For young people, the dress is a long green robe that exceeds the knees and a layer of yellow songket fabric on the inside. The bottom can be black or white pants. The typical accessories are the Toala Pololu head cover and the red scarf that gives a dashing impression.

As for the young women, the Koja dress consists of a kebaya and a matching colored songket cloth. They also wear red scarves, but look more elegant. Accessories such as gold necklaces (taksuma), tiered earrings, Tarupa (footwear), and a crown-adorned bun complete their appearance.

1. Traditional clothes for men: For ordinary people, the traditional clothes for men in North Maluku consists of a blazer as a top with a yellow interior without a collar, combined with matching pants. Accessories in the form of a red cloth belt are a distinctive feature of their clothing.

"The women from the common people wore a striped and kanji kebaya, combined with songket fabric. The accessories used were not as luxurious as the nobility, only a bun and small earrings to beautify the appearance.

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