Cane and bamboo

Basketry among the Nagas is highly developed. The Angamis are expert in producing several varieties of bamboo and cane works. There are no professional basket makers. Every man produces basket for their own domestic use. Among the Nagas the bamboo and cane work have given way to the preparation of furniture.

They now prepare different kind of armchairs, sofas, tables and jhulas for babies. In general it has been rightly said that Naga and most of the other important tribes of North East India “Start life in a cradle of bamboo and ends in a coffin of bamboo”.