The costume of a Papuan, native or savage is extremely simple to perform. You can use it at the New Year's carnival, masquerade or at the Neptune festival. You can even host a Papuan party if you wish. Such a colorful character is very popular with both children and adults. In addition, it is versatile, as it suits both girls and boys.
What does a Papuan costume consist of?
The Papuan costume consists of:
- T-shirts or tops;
- skirts;
- additional accessories;
- headdress;
- shoes;
- weapons.
You will also need makeup to make the savage look more convincing. To make it look like dark skin, a Papuan costume can be worn over dark leotards.
Top and bottom of the Papuan costume
For a T-shirt or top, it is advisable to take a fabric of a predatory leopard print, it will imitate animal skin. Girls can wear a bold bikini top with colorful patches or feathers. In the event that you want to use a Papuan costume on stage, be sure to use a shiny bright fabric. If the holiday takes place in winter, it is better to wear a tight-fitting beige turtleneck for warmth, sewing decorative elements on it.
Depending on where you will be spending your holiday, there are several different ways to create a Papuan skirt. To make it, you can use leopard-print fabric or collect colorful bright ribbons on the belt. This Papuan costume will look appropriate on stage or on a New Year's party.
You can assemble a fluffy skirt on the belt from green patches that imitate leaves, or attach real leaves / twigs to the rope and fix it on the skirt belt. A similar Papuan costume is suitable for holding a holiday on the street, especially near the water. You can also assemble a feather skirt on your belt or attach a multi-colored fringe to it. Here you need to show your imagination and imagination.
Papuan headwear, shoes and accessories
To create a Papuan headdress, multi-colored feathers are perfect, which are fastened on the head in the form of a crown. You can gut the boa to craft it. In addition, cardboard feathers painted with rich colors look interesting. Girls can tie a colorful headscarf on their heads, imitating a turban, decorating it with a brooch stylized as ethnic motives.
Do not make the hat too bulky, because you will have to dance, perform, jump or run in it. It should fit tightly enough on the head, and also not slip over the eyes.
On the neck of the Papuan, multi-colored beads should flaunt. You can look for them among mom's jewelry or do it yourself. It will not be superfluous to decorate the headdress and clothes with beads. Ankle and wrist bracelets can be made from small multi-colored strips of fabric, and then bells can be sewn onto these jewelry.
The bones strung on a thread hanging on the neck will look original and spectacular. They are cut out of cardboard and then painted with white or light gray paint. Two of these bones, larger in size, can even be held in hand to give the character a terrifying look. Girls can weave bone into their hair.
A real Papuan walks barefoot all year round. You can't allow kids to run barefoot at a matinee in school or kindergarten, and therefore try to decorate some comfortable dancing shoes, for example, Czech shoes, in an exotic style. But on the summer beach, Papuan kids can already completely transform into their prototypes.
Weapons and makeup of the Papuan
Weapons are optional, but it is customary to depict a savage with a spear, with which he skillfully strikes the beast. If, according to the scenario, the Papuan should be bloodthirsty, the spear will definitely not be superfluous. Decorate the pike with fringes or feathers.
By painting the body and face, the Papuans create a terrifying look for their hunt for wild animals. For young children, such a war paint is not at all necessary. But older children will gladly start painting themselves and their friends. Try not to overdo it with paints, two or three bright strokes on the forehead and cheeks are enough.
