Photograph — A Santal woman in traditional dress, Jharkhand (representative photograph). Source image unavailable; caption preserved.
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Handloom Textiles · Nagaland — Zeliang tribal areas
Naga Zeliang Shawl
A traditional shawl of the Zeliang Naga community, part of the state's coordinated push to GI-protect its tribal textile heritage.
GI status: GI-registered, 2020s
Shelf life: Indefinite
Women-led sector
| Category | Handloom Textiles |
|---|---|
| Region | Nagaland — Zeliang tribal areas |
| GI status | GI-registered, 2020s |
| Typical shelf life | Indefinite |
| Women's role in production | Woven exclusively by Zeliang women weavers. |
Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: As with the other Naga shawls, a finished textile good carries no wastage risk from extended storage.