The Andamanese wear leaf and bark-fiber waistbelts as their traditional clothing. It introduces one's mind to the image of how the tribe lives with nature; the techniques used for making this belt are simple and skillful in weaving but using locally available natural materials.
The main materials-wash everything with water, dry them, and soften them. The end product is twisted or plaited into a functional waist wrap. It is used in daily life while participating in tribal ceremonies, tribal dances, and when others are celebrating their festivals. These belts serve various purposes like covering wares while leaving on the tree, adorning the bodies of men, and showing tribal identity and link to tribes which were ancestors. Such belts are useful, comfortable, and ventilating due to the conditions prevailing in the Andaman Islands, being humid and covered in forest. The biodegradable materials also reflect the sustainability traditions of the tribe, where every object is created with mindfulness of its life cycle and ecological impact.