Kokrajhar Museum

Agricultural Implements

fishing impaling tool

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Fishing impaling tool

Kali or Jong

Rabha

Bamboo and iron

Max. Length: 180 cm

Kali or Jong is a kind of impaling tool for fishing. It is made of fourteen pointed rods in the front side attached to a long bamboo stick. These fourteen pointed iron rods are fastened together and inserted inside the stick. This type fishing equipment is used basically in low water bodies or mud water. This is used for impaling on large fish in rainy season.

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