Each tribe has a unique range of styles and colors particular to it. Great time, pride, and imagination are exercised in the production of clothes and jewellery. They are an expression of status, pride and art. Many women still wear traditional costume, but the men and children are adopting western shorts, jeans, and T-shirts for everyday wear. Most articles are produced within each family.
Women spin cloth and make their clothes, while men make tools and weapons.
Specialist blacksmiths and silversmiths have high status within the community, and may attract business from other villages many kilometers away. Jewelry is commonly made from silver, most melted down from Indian and Burmese silver coins. Brass, copper and aluminium are also used. The jewelry amassed by a family are the outward display of their wealth, worn by the women at the New Year festival. Clothing and handicrafts were not until the last ten years regarded as marketable products.