Kokrajhar Museum

Garment & Textiles

muffler

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Muffler

Aronai

Bodo

Cotton

Max. Length: 192 cm, Max. Height: 24 cm

Modern

It is a traditional muffler of the Bodo community. The floral pattern used in the cloth is the 'Hajw or Pahar Agor'. Both men and women use this sort of muffler. The designs include parallel horizontal lines, zigzag and decorated patterns which symbolize natural beauty of hilly landscape.

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