DIMAPUR — The
Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH) has strongly condemned the recent irrelevant and misuse
of Lotha community attire particularly male shawl ‘Phanrhup’ by Agou Henghoulal
Sitlhou.
It stated that each Lotha Naga traditional attire and shawl
has meaning and significance for its usage honouring the ancestors, which helps
keep the culture alive and is relevant to particular occasions and festivals.
It added that the traditional attires serve as a visual language, communicating
history, social status and family ties and expression of heritage.
It pointed out that the wrong representation of the Lotha
Naga men shawl as skirt/ wraparound by Agou and the team has brought shame and
insult to the Lotha community.
It, therefore, sternly warn the person who has misuse the
attire by wearing it inappropriately through reel viral video on instagram to
immediately delete them in order not to falsely misrepresent the attire of
Lothas in social media.
The hoho warned any person whosoever in the future of misrepresenting
or misuse and bringing disgrace without understanding in-depth knowledge on the
use of traditional attires. It further stated that stern action would be taken
as per customary law of the land.
