Nagas are versatile artisans and they leave an impression of ethnicity on most of their objects of everdya usage. The sheer impulse of the Nagas to decorate even their deadly weapons is evident from their daos and spears. Their bamboo drinking pots are embossed beautifully with various cultural motifs.

The wood carvings on massive doorways and the village gates as well as on log drums (which were used for transmitting messages), are still on display. Wooden replicas of human beings, animals and birds have also been crafted profusely for artistic and ritualistic purposes, over the years.

The dress materials for everyday use produced on the primitive looms by the female folks are a visual delight. The process of weaving is very slow and tedious and therefore, the end products are usually a trifle expensive. The designs, colour schemes and motifs on the fabrics are crystalised narratives about the tribes into pictorial. Human emotions form the warp and woof of the fabrics. The tribes find an immense pleasure in preserving the pictures that they make by themseleves. Hence, the handloom of Nagaland is the throb of life itself…

Thereafter, you can embark on a shopping spree while in Kohima. Marvel at the diverse types of headgears worm by people belonging to the different tribes. Try out some of the colourful sarongs and shawls, simple, inostentatious jewellery carved out of coral, ivory, cornelion, tourmaline, exquisite woodcarvings, brass and copper statuettes, handwoven baskets and mats. They will enhance the beauty of your person besides adding a dash of colour to your home.