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{{Infobox clothing type<br />
| name = Agrun<br />
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| caption = Agrun, Agron, Argon, Agon<br />
| type = [[Shawl]]<br />
| material = [[Silk]], [[Cotton]]<br />
| location = [[India]]<br />
| manufacturer = [[Hajong people]]<br />
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An '''Agrun''' (also called '''Agron''', '''Argon''' or '''Agon''') is a traditional shawl-like garment worn by [[Hajong people|Hajong]] women in the [[Indian subcontinent]], in modern-day [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="Hajong, B. 2002 p. 1-2">Hajong, B. (2002). ''The Hajongs and their struggle.'' Assam, Janata Press.</ref><br />
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It is a form of festive wear, worn during special occasions. Agrun are used by both men and women. They are [[shuttle (weaving)|shuttle-woven]] and characterized by large-scale, symmetrical patterns, featuring geometrical shapes and stylized leaves and flowers<ref> Bordoloi, B. N. 1991 p. 38 Bordoloi, B. N. (1991). ''Tribes of Assam, Part 3.'' Assam, Tribal Research Institute. | https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pGFLAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions </ref> in colored silks with or without gold and silver threads. Traditionally argons used to be very large in size and would have birds like [[Heron|herons]], [[Duck|ducks]] and [[peacocks]], and trees like [[kadamba tree]] brocaded on them. <br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Pathin]]<br />
*[[Dupatta]]<br />
*[[Sabai]]<br />
*[[Hajong people]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| first = Sidney<br />
| last = Endle<br />
| title = The Kacháris<br />
| year = 1911<br />
| publisher = Macmillan and Co.<br />
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[[Category:History of Asian clothing]]<br />
[[Category:Shawls and wraps]]<br />
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