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Chakshesang Shawl
Chakhesang shawl is named after the tribe Chakhesang. Most of the shawls made and used by the Chakhesang tribe are not only attractive in their appearance but also carry certain social significance as the various types of shawls mark important events of the Chakhesang tribe like feasts which invoke peace and reconciliation, blessings passed by parents upon their on, ceremony for paddy yield, etc. The motifs seen on the Chakhesang shawls are symbolic of various characteristics of its people such as beauty, prosperity, happiness, contentment, etc. One of these shawls called Rira (later explained in detail) was used as far back as 1984 and was officially endorsed as a Chakhesang shawl in 1986. It still is very popular among other modern styles of dressing. These shawls reflect the social history of the Chakhesang people and are held to be of great value by them.
