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    The Angami tribe lives in the southern region of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Their main language is Sema and their primary occupation is agriculture. Angami men traditionally wear a knee-length kilt in blue or black with rows of cowries indicating their status or experience as a warrior. Their headgear is made of bamboo spikes with cotton tips. Angami women wear plain blue cloth with black bands and ornament their arms with brass bracelets. The Ao tribe lives in the western region of Nagaland. Ao men wear a small waist cloth tied at the back with cowries on the front flap. Ao women wear a striped knee-length wrap skirt and a blue pullover with red strands.

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    The Angami tribe lives in the southern region of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Their main language is Sema and their primary occupation is agriculture. Angami men traditionally wear a knee-length kilt in blue or black with rows of cowries indicating their status or experience as a warrior. Their headgear is made of bamboo spikes with cotton tips. Angami women wear plain blue cloth with black bands and ornament their arms with brass bracelets. The Ao tribe lives in the western region of Nagaland. Ao men wear a small waist cloth tied at the back with cowries on the front flap. Ao women wear a striped knee-length wrap skirt and a blue pullover with red strands.

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    The Angami tribe lives in the southern region of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Their main language is Sema and their primary occupation is agriculture. Angami men traditionally wear a knee-length kilt in blue or black with rows of cowries indicating their status or experience as a warrior. Their headgear is made of bamboo spikes with cotton tips. Angami women wear plain blue cloth with black bands and ornament their arms with brass bracelets. The Ao tribe lives in the western region of Nagaland. Ao men wear a small waist cloth tied at the back with cowries on the front flap. Ao women wear a striped knee-length wrap skirt and a blue pullover with red strands.

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    Nagaland

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    The Angami tribe lives in the southern region of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Their main language is Sema and their primary occupation is agriculture. Angami men traditionally wear a knee-length kilt in blue or black with rows of cowries indicating their status or experience as a warrior. Their headgear is made of bamboo spikes with cotton tips. Angami women wear plain blue cloth with black bands and ornament their arms with brass bracelets. The Ao tribe lives in the western region of Nagaland. Ao men wear a small waist cloth tied at the back with cowries on the front flap. Ao women wear a striped knee-length wrap skirt and a blue pullover with red strands.

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    NAGALAND

    ANGAMI TRIBE
    Angamis dwell in the southern region of Kohima, the capital of the state. Their common
    language is Sema. Agriculture is their main occupation.The culture of Angami tribal
    communities is enriched by exquisite woodcrafts and artworks. In fact woodcarving also
    is a big occupational activity. There is unique in itself. Following is the detailed
    discussion on their traditional attire.

    MEN

    CLOTHES

    Men wear a knee length kilt of light blue or black


    colour which is their typical dress. The kilt is
    embellished with rows of cowries. Number of rows
    of cowries depends upon the status of wearer.
    Traditionally three lines of cowries signified that
    the wearer was a warrior, and four lines were only
    assumed by veterans of renown.

    The cowries are rubbed on stone before being


    embroidered so that they may stick well. They are
    always sewn by the man who wears the kilt and
    never by his wife or anybody else.

    The kilt is fastened by a belt.

    HEADGEAR

    The most common headgear of Angami community is made of Bamboo soikes with
    white cotton on tips arranged in semi circular pattern. But elite members of the
    community also wear a headgear fitted with feathers of Hornbill which provides a
    convex canopy with black band on white base.

    ORNAMENTS

    Brass armlets are particularly by the Eastern Angamis. These usually consist of a long
    ring of narrow brass encircling the upper arms perhaps a dozen times, and of a heavy
    brass bracelet with solid bugle-shaped ends which cross one another.
    On the legs, just below the knee, rings of cane dyed black are worn. They are called as
    PISSOH. Some say that they are completely ornamental and some stress that they are
    worn as an aid to hill climbing.

    WOMAN

    CLOTHES

    Women in general are clad in plain blue cloth


    and a white cloth with black marginal bands
    of changing breadth . Women often wear
    men`s garment. . The casual costume of a
    dress of Angami women includes a petticoat
    called Neikhro, a sleeveless top called
    Vatchi, a white skirt called Pfemhou.

    Cowries are never worn by Angami women.

    ORNAMENTS

    Angami women wear no ornaments on their


    legs or feet, but wear the bugle-shaped
    bracelet already mentioned on the upper arm
    above the elbow, and curious brass wristlets,
    the ends of which are palmated and turn
    outwards away from one another. They also
    wear plain brass bracelets, sometimes in
    large numbers.

    But daily costume , meant for wear and tear, is the black shawl called Ratapfe. Its meant
    for both man and woman.
    AO TRIBE
    Aos dwell in the western region of …………..

    CLOTHES

    They wear a small waist cloth which is tied at the back and falls
    like a broad flap in front. The front flap having dark colour base
    is adorned by cowries.

    A colourful red scarf is hang across over the chest.

    ACCESSORIES

    They wear cotton puffs on ear. One of their neckpiece is made


    of ivory. They long necklace made of many strands of colour
    beads. They also wear long strip of wood about 15inches long
    suspended on chest. Armlets are also worn just above the
    elbow. They adorn the hairs by hornbills tail.

    TSUNGKOTEPSU SHAWL

    This is an exclusive male shawl and is one of the most


    characteristic cloth of Aos tribe. The shawl is woven on a
    general dark base. The cloth has a median white band and on
    either side of it, there are horizontal bands of contrasting
    colors like red, black and white. The median band is painted
    with a pattern in black, which includes various symbolic
    figures.
    WOMAN

    CLOTHES

    The costume of the Ao women is a skirt, which


    is one and a quarter metre long and about two
    thirds of the metre, is draped round the waist
    and the surface outer edge is implanted for the
    grip. This knee length wrap skirt of red and
    black strips is called as
    YONGZUJANGAU.

    The skirts come up in an inexplicable variety.


    They differ from village to village and also from
    clan to clan. The popular types of the Ao skirts
    involve Azu jangnup su , endowed with red and
    yellow-black stripes , the Ngami su or fish tail
    skirt.

    They wear a Blue pullover also with red wollen


    strands hung over it. It reaches upto lower waist.

    ORNAMENTS

    They wear brass rings near each brow or temple area of head, supported by a string
    passing round the head.Large oblonged pieces of crystals are wore on ear lobe. The
    neck is adorned by strands of huge beads and bells. They tie the a bun and decorat it by
    hornbills tail.

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