Naga shawl

Naga shawls (Hindi: नागा शॉल) are traditional shawls with a distinctive pattern (primarily in red and black wool) made by various Naga tribes from Nagaland in India.

There are efforts underway now to recognise this type of textile material with a Geographical indication.^[1]

Notes and references

^ Ray, Sanjoy (2008-03-23). "Assamese gamosa, Naga shawl registration likely". The Assam Tribune. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=mar2308/at09. Retrieved 2008-05-15.

External links

http://ignca.gov.in/craft256.htm Interesting coverage of a variety of Naga textile and other crafts.
http://www.craftandartisans.com/tribal-textiles-of-nagaland.html Tribal textiles of Nagaland

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