The tribes of Nagaland
The Yimkhiung Tribe
Kiphire and Shamator districts · Festival: Metemneo (August window)
At the Hornbill Festival: The Yimkhiung morung presents Metemneo’s millet-and-maize rites and Thanamir’s apple-country story from under Saramati.
Traditional dress and craft
Yimkhiung shawls mix earth-reds with cream; craft displays include the community’s distinctive basketry and millet beer brewing.
What to know about the Yimkhiung
The Yimkhiung of Kiphire-Shamator celebrate Metemneo after the maize harvest, with five days of kin-feasting and field blessing.
Meet the Yimkhiung in person
Visit their morung at the Hornbill Festival (December 1–10, Kisama), afternoons are for conversations, not performances. Or travel to Kiphire and Shamator districts for Metemneo in August window, the same culture at home scale. Our [tribes guide](/journal/hornbill-festival-tribes/) covers every community, and the [festivals calendar](/journal/festivals-of-nagaland/) maps the year.
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