Author: moikikorim

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.

Dokhona is traditional dress of the Bodo women. It is a one-piece garment that is wrapped around a body in a unique style. It has generous look of two-piece wear. A Dokhona covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping one round at a time over the waist. It has vertical stripes in pink, green and yellow, with the base colour of yellow. The stripes are further decorated with symmetrical zigzag and square patterns.

Dokhona is traditional dress of the Bodo women which is one-piece garment. It is wrapped around a body in a unique style and has generous look of two-piece wear. A Dokhona covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping one round at a time over the waist. A varieties of designs and colors are woven in Dokhona. It has vertical stripes in pink, green and yellow colour with the base colour of red. The stripes are further decorated with symmetrical zigzag and square patterns.

Dokhona is traditional dress of the Bodo women. It is a one-piece garment that is wrapped around a body in a unique style and has generous look of two-piece wear. A Dokhona covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping over the waist one round at a time. It has vertical stripes in pink, green and white. The stripes are further decorated with symmetrical zigzag and square patterns.

This is a traditional chador commonly used by Bodo women. The base colour of the chador is black and there is a broad red border. Some geometric patterns and parallel lines are woven in yellow and red.

This is a traditional Sadri (Chadar or upper garment), typically worn by Bodo women. The design which has been woven on this piece of Sadri is called Bonduram. It has symbolized the natural sign and elements.

This is a traditional Sadri (Chadar or upper garment), typically worn by Bodo women. The base colour of the garment is pink and has vertical yellow borders. The entire fabric is designed with geometric and floral patterns in yellow.

Dokhona is traditional dress of the Bodo women which is one-piece garment. It is wrapped around a body in a unique style and has generous look of two-piece wear. A Dokhona covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping one round at a time over the waist. The designs are attribution of the natural flower-pattern and thus the Bodo community endorses their eclectic living hood.

Dokhona is a traditional dress of the Bodo women. It is a one-piece garment that is wrapped around a body in a unique style and has generous look of two-piece wear. A Dokhona covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping over the waist one round at a time. Different kinds of Agor (design) and colors are used for weaving Dokhona. The base colour of the garment is yellow and it has vertical stripes in red, green and white. The stripes are further decorated with symmetrical patterns.

The Aronai is a muffler used by men, especially during their performance in cultural or religious festivals. The colorful Aronai signifies Bodo people’s way of showing love and respect. Bodos traditionally welcome their guest with Aronai. Aronai with its unique design and bright colours is highly appreciated culturally. The base colour of this piece is red and the design “Bonduram” is on orange colour.