Koto (traditional clothing)

The koto is a traditional dress from the Afro-Surinamese or Creole women in Suriname.

Women who wear the dress are called kotomisi[1] (misi means miss in Sranan Tongo).

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.