IDU-MISHMI

IDU-MISHMI is a major sub-tribe of Mishmi group. They inhabit the Lohit district, Dibang Valley district and Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. They are of mongoloid stock and speak the Tibeto-Burman language. They can be distinctively identified among other tribal groups of Arunachal Pradesh by their typical hairstyle, distinctive costumes and artistic patterns embedded on their clothes. The all pervading goddess Nani-Intaya is the sole creator of the universe for the Idus.