Sirsendu Gayen
In festive occasions, the males wear Phephai as an upper garment which is a white color cloth with horizontal borders made of red strips followed by black, white, red, white and black strips at each of its lengthwise ends. It is turned into a complete whole by joining two pieces which are woven on the loin loom, at the centre. In their material culture, the Zeliang Naga also use many natural objects deriving from feather, cotton, pith, teeth, horn, shells, bones, grasses, seeds, etc.
The Zeliang Naga tribe
Tribe Zeliang Naga
Geography North East India
State Nagaland
Zeliang Naga Tribes is one of the dominant tribe of Nagaland mainly found in Kohima district, with rich indigenous knowledge systems and have minimum impact of present day modernization. The tribe inhabit in the Barrail range of hills in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam. They are very famous for their sanitation and hygiene.
