Kokrajhar Museum

Agricultural Implements

fishing impaling tool

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Fishing Implement

Kali or Jong

Rabha

Bamboo and iron

Max. Length: 205 cm

Kali or Jong is a kind of impaling tool for fishing. It is made of several thin pointed rods in the front side attached to a long bamboo stick. These 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 small and large fish in rainy season.

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