Amongst various tribal communities who have settled down in large numbers in every nook and corner of the sate of Assam , the Naga tribes have been hold a place of prominence. Over the years all the eminent anthropologists of Indian subcontinent have carried on numerous surveys on their life , culture and tradition . Thus they have thrown some light on these aspects of Naga tribes as a whole. Apart from Assam, these Naga tribes also are located in different state of Indian, namely, Meghalaya, Manipur , Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh , Mizoram etc.

There are certain identifiable features that these Naga tribes inherit which enable any one to recognize them in the crowd. These Naga tribes have got the Mongoloid features. According to the habitation, the color of the complexion too differs. Most of the Naga males are strongly built, s and have got lots of energy and power. The nose has been dropped out at the nostrils but most of these Naga tribes possess some marked sharpness in their Mongoloid features. Almost all the Naga tribal community has got medium size in height. The Naga tribal females are small but chubby. Their eyes are profound fix up with `bulged eye sockets`. Like the Naga males the nose is slightly compressed at the nostrils and its length is also moderately small. The lips are broad but some Naga females have got sharp nose and other features. By nature also these Naga tribes are quite friendly and thus maintain a cordial relation with all the other tribes who stay nearby .

The culture of the Naga tribal community has got certain elements as depicted in the customs , dance forms , lifestyle etc.

Dresses too are simple, exquisite and quite beautiful to look at. Both the Naga males and females have got their own sets of dresses. The male dress comprises of a piece of cloth, which has been wrapped around the waist, with its end hanging below. The cloth of the Naga male is prepared from cotton or artificial fibre. Horizontal stripes are provided to the piece of cloth, which again have got red or white linings. For covering the upper portion of the body of the Naga female , a beautiful cloth is placed on both the shoulders. These Naga tribes have got special colorful dresses for the social occasions. These include leggings with color bands round the calves, waistcloth with matching stripes. Hairdoing is also done in a stylish manner. These are many aged Naga males who have the custom of keeping their hair quite long which are being arranged nicely in twisted knots. Although the Naga females keep their hair long, there are some who prefer to go for bob cuts. Bobbed hair really suits to the face of The Naga females thus increasing their beauty to a great extent.

Jewelries are an integral part of the Naga fashion . Both Naga males and females love to wear varieties of ornaments. For example Naga males wear armlets, which are made up of brass or any other metals. Some of the Naga tribes also use curved wire rings and coiled rings of huge size. The earrings of the Naga tribal community are also very big in size. Men wear typical and strong metal ornaments for self-defence. At the time of climbing mountains of any other rugged terraces, these Naga tribes wear rings built up from cane or brass metal. These rings are worn just below the knees. Neckalces are in vogue. Naga males use necklaces studded with various things like red stone, glass or precious stones, beads, metals and cowries. The necklaces that these Naga females mostly wear are made up of elegant hexangular `cornelian beads`. Other favorite ornaments of these Naga females include collarette of blue beads, tiny earrings etc. If any of these Naga females can afford they obviously wear some of the expensive jewelries like ivory armlets gals bead necklaces are also preferred. Tattooing is customary only in remote areas in the North and the East.

Both the Naga males and females also do tattooing and these tattoos have become the style marks of them.

In order to sustain their livelihood, maximum of this Naga tribal community have taken up the profession of hunting as well as food gathering. Till today, these Naga tribal people hunt various animals like tigers and elephants in the hilly regions with weapons of spears and bows.

What has really drawn the attention of most of the anthropologists is their tradition of practicing head hunting. However since the year 1991, this age old practice of Nag tribal community have been banned by the initiatives of the government.

Not to mention, dancing and music also play an integral part of the Naga culture and tradition. Especially during festivals and other social and joyful events, special dance and musical performances are organized in the Nag society. War dances, bamboo dance are quite popular amongst the Naga tribal community. During dancing performances all the dancers are in general dressed in multicolored costumes and jewelry.

This Naga tribal community has developed tastes for very good food and drinks. At the time of festivals and merry making these Naga tribes have made arrangement delicacies. In fact it has become a part of their customs to receive a guest in their house with beer which ahs been extracted from rice.