▁in ▁use . ▁The ▁narrow est ▁cloth ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁pattern ed ▁stri ps , ▁the ▁fr ing es ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁un cut ▁and ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁boys ▁and ▁men ▁as ▁tub ular ▁s ash es ▁( s ab uk ▁tub u han ) ▁and ▁kn otted ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁ch est ▁or ▁lo in ▁height ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁kn otted ▁fr inge ▁hang s ▁down wards . ▁The ▁other ▁way ▁they ▁are ▁worn ▁is ▁around ▁the ▁neck ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁kn ot ▁falls ▁forward ▁in ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁we aring ▁called ▁men at ang kon . ▁These ▁narrow ▁cloth s ▁are ▁also ▁worn ▁as ▁breast ▁cloth s ▁by ▁women ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁fr inge ▁cut ▁( ant eng ) ▁ ▁R ules ▁and ▁rest raint s ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁rules ▁that ▁const rain ▁both ▁dying ▁and ▁the ▁we aving ▁of ▁ger ings ing ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁mag ical ▁properties . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁so aking ▁of ▁the ▁un - dy ed ▁thread ▁bund les ▁in ▁the ▁cand len ut ▁and ▁wood ▁ash ▁water , ▁they ▁are ▁kept ▁in ▁an ▁ear then ware ▁jar ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁days ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁cloth ▁( got ia ) ▁to ▁protect ▁from ▁spirits . ▁As ▁a ▁general ▁rule ▁women ▁do ▁not ▁we ave ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁men stru ating . ▁When ▁the ▁cloth s ▁are ▁not ▁being ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁lo om ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁cloth . ▁There ▁are ▁many