ual ▁occasions ▁no ▁g ird le ▁is ▁needed ▁for ▁any ▁gender , ▁although ▁women ▁may ▁continue ▁we aring ▁a ▁k iek ie ▁even ▁then , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁easy ▁sitting , ▁nice ▁looking ▁decor ation , ▁with ▁which ▁one ▁can ▁show ▁off . ▁( All ▁ta ov ala ▁look ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁the ▁same , ▁and ▁are ▁usually ▁quite ▁st iff ▁and ▁hot ▁to ▁wear ). ▁ ▁The ▁characteristic ▁of ▁a ▁k iek ie ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁between ▁a ▁mat ▁and ▁a ▁grass ▁sk irt ▁( man af au ): ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁string ▁sk irt ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁wa ist band . ▁It ▁is ▁ ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁somewhat ▁transparent , ▁showing ▁the ▁sk irt ▁or ▁t up enu ▁worn ▁under ▁it . ▁The ▁strings ▁can ▁be ▁short ▁as ▁a ▁mini ▁sk irt , ▁or ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁an k les , ▁but ▁down ▁to ▁somewhat ▁above ▁the ▁kne es ▁is ▁most ▁common . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁to ▁the ▁k iek ie ▁is ▁the ▁s isi , ▁where ▁the ▁strings ▁are ▁s ī ▁leaves ▁or ▁pla ited ▁ma ile ▁leaves , ▁but ▁where ▁the ▁wa ist band , ▁full ▁with ▁sweet ▁sm elling ▁flowers ▁and ▁f ruits , ▁is ▁more ▁important . ▁S isi ▁are ▁worn ▁by ▁both ▁gender ▁during ▁dance ▁performances . ▁ ▁K iek ie ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁k olo a , ▁the ▁hand ic raft ▁goods ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁women . ▁Every ▁woman ▁can ▁do ▁it , ▁although ▁now ad ays ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁some