Moinba women who live in Men'ou area and Muotuo County have the tradition of draping a whole piece of caffskin or goatskin at the back of their robes. Girls usually drape a piece of lambskin that still keeps its tail and four legs and ladies drape calf or goatskin pieces. Even in wedding ceremony, a bride in full dress would drape a piece of good lambskin. It is said that the Wencheng Princess (? - 680) in the Tang Dynasty once draped a piece of animal skin when she entered the Tibet area for the sake of keeping the evils away. When she passed by Men'ou Area, she gave this animal skin piece to a Moinba lady. This is obviously a legend about friendship and communication between different nationalities. The calf or lambskin pieces that they drape mainly have two functions. First, Men'ou's weather is very cold and wet, so carrying a piece of animal skin will keep the body warm, prevent against the moisture and shelter the wind and rain. Secondly, places they live are full of steep slopes and narrow roads, so it is easier to carry heavy things on back than on shoulder. The lambskin piece has the same function of "star and moon shawl" of Naxi and the back wrapping cloth of Yi people.
