Penis sheaths have Golkar color

Penis sheaths have Golkar color

JAKARTA: Tribesmen in Irian Jaya know only too well how to
please visiting Golkar chief Harmoko and other top party
executives from Jakarta.

Many of them attending a Golkar campaign in Wamena on Monday
painted their koteka (penis sheaths) shiny yellow, the dominant
party's color.

Koteka, widely worn by men in Irian Jaya's hinterland, are
usually dark brown.

The men wearing yellow koteka were also an attraction to the
townspeople, Kompas newspaper said yesterday.

In cities, Golkar officials usually take along a group of
glamorous Dangdut folk singers to attract crowds to its rallies.

When asked if the tribesmen painted their koteka yellow
because they were intimidated into doing so by local Golkar
officials, a tribal man said, "No Sir, it's our initiative. It's
our pleasure to do it." (pan)