Selasa, 26 November 2013

Baju Bodo From South Sulawesi

Bodo clothes are traditional women's clothing BugisMakassar tribe, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bodo clothes rectangular, usually short sleeved, which is half the arm above the elbow. Baju bodo also recognized as one of the world's oldest fashion.
According to custom Bugis, every color of clothes worn by women are guy Bugis indicate the age or the dignity of the wearer.

The Color Meaning
Orange worn by 10-year-old girl.
Orange and red worn by girls aged 10-14 years.
Red worn by women aged 17-25 years.
White is used by the attendants and herbalists.
Green worn by women of nobility.
Purple worn by widows.
Clothing is often used for custom events such as wedding ceremonies. But now, the clothes are guy started to be revitalized through other events such as dancing contest or a grand welcome.
In the past, the clothes can be worn without a cover bodo breast. This had already been noted James Brooke (who later became king appointed the Sultan of Brunei Sarawak) in 1840 when he visited the Palace of Bone:
"Women [Bugis] wearing simple clothes ... A blade sheath [cover waist] to toe and thin loose shirt of muslin (gauze), shows the curve of the breast and chest-leluk. Apparently means wearing are guy is still in effect in 1930

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