Traditional Dresses of Dimasa Tribe are very traditional and cultural. Both men and women wear costumes designed in household looms. There is a skirt type of attire i.e. "Rigu" which is worn by girls and women in Dimasa tribe. The Dimasa people are an indigenous Assamese community of people inhabiting Assam and Nagaland states in North-Eastern India.
Traditional Dresses for Men of Dimasa Tribe
The men of the Dimasa tribe are known to wear a "Sgaopha" or a "Pagri" (a turban) which is a sign of the pride they take in their name. The Sgaopha is yellow or green in colour, but on special occasions like marriages, the groom wears a white turban with a red thread tied below the chin. The "Rigdo" is a little muffler that these people carry with themselves. "Risha" and "Gainthao" are types of Dhotis that differ in length. The "Riendi" is a shawl worn by men usually made from Eri silk of silk worm.
Traditional Dresses for Women of Dimasa Tribe
The women of Dimasa tribe are extremely pretty, and their amazing dresses bring out the hidden beauty in them. The dresses these women wear is fairly similar to the "Mekhela Chador" except the fact that the "Rigu" is a more standard piece of clothing here. The "Rigu" is a long piece of cloth worn from the waist down, usually reaching up to the ankles. "Bathormai" is a kind of Rigu that has one and only one design on the whole piece of cloth. The Bathormai is a particular Rigu that reaches only till the ankles and therefore is widely worn during summer seasons. "Rijamphain" is a dress like clothing which is white in colour and runs from the chest to the knees, and many young women can be found wearing one of these. These people have simple costumes and yet never leave a shred of elegance wasted.