Culture Rengma Naga

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1 culture

1.1 traditional clothing
1.2 ngada festival
1.3 other tribal customs





culture
traditional clothing

captain butler , assembled nagas; seated left right: lt. ridgeway, capt. butler, angami naga interpreter sezele of chephama, mikir coolie. standing left right: angami naga, inspector of police, angami naga dotsole of chedema, angami naga, rengma naga, commander in chief manipur army, (sacred tree skulls), ?, 2 rengma nagas, dr brown - political agent, manipur


the traditional rengma clothing consists of various types of clothes, indicative of status , position of weavers. man has not been able offer great feast, or has never killed enemy, may wear ordinary type of cloth called rhikho. rhikho white cloth 4 narrow black bands. number of black bands varies age of wearer. moyet tsu ordinary type of cloth, worn young men. dark blue cloth broad median band, , embroidered thin zigzag pattern in red @ edges. alungtsu cloth well-to-do men, have not yet offered great feast. teri phiketsu shawl, requires wearer perform head hunting ceremony.


rengmas make yellow dye flowers of tree, , practise painting on clothes.


ngada festival

the harvest festival of rengmas called ngada. eight-day ngada festival marks end of agricultural season. ngadah celebrated after harvest, towards end of november. village high priest (phesengu) announces date of commencement of festival.


the schedule of festival follows:



during ngadah, rengmas perform folk dance, traditional warrior attire.


other tribal customs

the rengma tribals bury dead, , place spear , shield of deceased in grave. funeral ceremonies end lamentations , feasting.








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