Ashok Kasuang - Session 02, 27 January 2024

OH-008-4-2a Ashok Kasuang shows a trapping tool called Kajok. It is used for trapping birds on trees. A string attached to it is called Kajok mataak and Kajok maiya. It is made of Micha bamboo and cane variety Arai-sik. He explains the various parts of the tool and shares their names. OH-008-4-2b Ashok Kasuang shows us the handcrafted tools used by the Puroik people for daily life. He names them and shares what material they are made of. The vessel used to make rice beer is called Kajar. The fish trap made of plastic is called Kachey. A variety of cane called Hey. A mat used to dry rice grains above the fire is called Apyu. A tool for winnowing rice grains is called Apyo. These tools are made from tender bamboo and cane. A smaller mat is called Do(n). Jarpyu is a large sheet or vessel used to collect rice in the farm. A raincover to work in fields during the rain is called Kank, it is also made from tender bamboo, which is easier to bend. It can be made from cane also. It is made in two parts, a headgear and one for the back. It is lined with plastic or leaves. Plastic is light but feels too warm. He had some arrows at his other residence in Sawa. With a layer of plastic inside, two hats made of bamboo are stitched together with a reed of cane. More commonly, leaves are used. He wants to keep a model of each of the Puroik tools used in the past for his kids when they grow up and ask about them. Time-stamped section headings OH-008-4-2a (00:00:00) Description of the various parts of the Kajok trap. OH-008-4-2b (00:00:00) Names and descriptions of handcrafted tools used in daily life in Puroik villages.