Kokrajhar Museum

Fishing and Hunting Implements

frame of fishing net

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Frame of Fishing Net

Frame of Chagje

Bodo

Bamboo

Max. Length: 190 cm

Good

This is a bamboo frame of a fishing net known as Chagje. Je is a common implement used for fishing by the Bodo community. Chagje is used to fish small to big fishes in rivers and lakes. It is made of nylon and plastic fiber or strings, braided in very intricate grid like pattern and fixed with a bamboo frame. The use of this kind of fishing net is common to many communities of Assam.

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