Traditional wear of the Male Khonds of Orissa-The simple, but meaningful, traditional approach of the tribe can be reflected in the cotton cloth generally worn by males. It consists of two loose, coarse cotton cloths intended for wearing in hilly and forest areas. Each piece possesses a very thin green border along the two lateral margins, while the two others are plain thick black bordered. The significance attached to the color combination in tribal contexts-green denoting fertility and nature while black symbolizing strength and endurance. Bare enough that the designs reflect both the tribe's deep interplay with the environment and among their ecologically rooted cultural practices.
This is usually wrapped around the waist and tied to form a loose-fitting cover for the lower part of the body, which is ideal for use while working in the fields, foraging in forests, or on festival occasions of social gatherings. The rough tribal artefactsssurface of the cotton is well suited to the rugged living conditions of the Khonds, who generally live on the farm and subsist on minor economic derivation. It also caters for day-to-day use convenience, apart from serving the traditional purpose in terms of its specificity in performance. It is usually, though, worn during those tribal ceremonies, festivals, and marriage rituals. It preserves and provides a continuity of these kinds of fonts as testimony to Khonds' esteem in being traditional and identification.