Various — Ao: Sütsüpfü; Angami: Lohe; Lotha: Rongsu; Sumi: Süvepfü
Nagaland is home to 16 major tribes, each producing distinct handwoven shawls on body-tension loin-looms as markers of tribal identity, social status, and achievement. Naga shawl patterns are not merely decorative — each motif encodes specific information: a warrior's kills, a family's lineage, a woman's marital status, a man's feast-giving history. The shawl is woven identity in the most literal sense. Pattern systems differ completely between tribes — the Ao Naga Sütsüpfü, the Angami Lohe, and the Lotha Rongsu are as distinct as different languages. This record treats the tradition at the meta level with tribal-specific notes; individual tribal traditions may warrant separate records in future batches.
Risk level: Endangered · Not inscribed; recognized under Indian National ICH list; GI Tags pending for select tribal shawls
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