This cotton wrapper of Angami Nagas is a traditional garment for the eldest men of this tribe, which is made from thick white cotton cloth with black stripes bordering the edges on both sides. Such black stripes added contrast and have significant meaning in terms of simplicity and culture. It has been stitched into two parts of the fabric to reach the length required, which shows that craft and practical need are also integrated in tribal dress. The everyday usage of this wrapper as an appropriateness function embodies its cultural weight by indicating one's age and status within the community. In other words, it is exclusively for the elderly men, who are, to some extent, the keepers of wisdom and tradition in the Angami Naga society.
Further, for the tribe, the simplicity of the cotton material with black borders represents aesthetic value that appreciated functionality with a symbolic tie to its heritage. When this Cotton Wrapper is worn, it reverberates all that which makes an aged male an identity and a social role in Angami Naga tribe, transforming it into a visual representation of prestige, wisdom, and tradition. reach the length required, which shows that craft and practical need are also integrated in tribal dress. The everyday usage of this wrapper as an appropriateness function embodies its cultural weight by indicating one's age and status within the community. In other words, it is exclusively for the elderly men, who are, to some extent, the keepers of wisdom and tradition in the Angami Naga society. Further, for the tribe, the simplicity of the cotton material with black borders represents aesthetic value that appreciated functionality with a symbolic tie to its heritage. When this Cotton Wrapper is worn, it reverberates all that which makes an aged male an identity and a social role in Angami Naga tribe, transforming it into a visual representation of prestige, wisdom, and tradition.