Beautiful Naga Tribal Body Cloth, Ca 2000, #1530

Beautiful Naga Tribal Body Cloth, Ca 2000, #1530Description: Beautiful Naga Tribal Body Cloth, Ca 2000, #1530. This tribal textile is from the Naga tribe and was traditionally worn as a shawl or body cloth indicating tribal belonging and status. It has been decorated with embroidered motifs and cotton adornments. The Naga are an ancient tribal people found in the hills of Northeast India and parts of Burma. They have a rich history of textile weaving and are renowned for their fantastic body adornments. Textile weaving is accomplished by the women. They employ the back-strap loom, using hand spun cotton and sometimes hemp. Dimensions: Length: 179 cm, 70 in x Width: 104 cm, 42 in.Condition: Outstanding Nagaland has a rich diversity of ethnic groups, languages and religions. More than 80% of the population lives in small, isolated villages and practice their own rituals and traditions that have been existing since centuries. The Nagas are said to belong to the Indo-Mongoloid stock, a rac