Gundakagi - Gundakagi

Japanese: ガンダカギ - がんだかぎ
Gundakagi - Gundakagi

...Next, the hook was improved to have sawtooth-like notches on a thick board, and the number of notches allowed the hook to be raised or lowered freely. This type of board hook was called Gandakagi, and was widely seen in the Tohoku region, where it was also used by the Ainu. In contrast to these, the Jizokagi was made by attaching a hanging rope to a crosspiece called a "kozaru" (little monkey), allowing the height of the hook to be freely adjusted.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gandakagi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…次に厚板にのこぎりの歯のような刻みをつけたかぎに改良され,刻み目の数だけは自由に上げ下げできるようになった。この板かぎ形式のものはガンダカギといわれ,東北地方に多くみることができ,アイヌもこれを用いていた。これらに対し,自在かぎは〈小猿(こざる)〉という横木につり縄をつけて自由にかぎの高さを調節できるようになった。…

※「ガンダカギ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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