Bet Nam Tao (ingwegwe yaseThailand enentanta yeselwa) — intanta yeselwa phezu kwe-ekseli yokhuni ebaziwe, intambo elukwe ngemicu eyisishiyagalombili, ishiywa intanta ukuze kubanjwe izinhlanzi ezinkulu zomfula

"Lapho inhlanzi enkulu ibamba ingwegwe, idonsela intanta yeselwa ngaphansi kwamanzi, futhi lapho inhlanzi ikhathala iselwa liphinde livele phezu kwamanzi, livela linyamalala ngesikhathi zilwa. Uma usuqinisekile ukuthi inhlanzi ibambekile, ugwedla uye khona uphakamise intanta, futhi inhlanzi ibanjwa kalula." (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร, Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), CC BY 4.0)

Sebenzisa iselwa elivuthiwe elomile, elinegobolondo eliwugqinsi nesimo esilinganayo, elicishe libe ngu-14 cm ububanzi. Sika intamo encane ukuze ukuphakama kucishe kube ngu-9 cm, ukhuhle inyama eyomile nembewu, bese usika ngezansi, kuqondane nangaphezulu, imbobo encane eyisikwele.

Yenza i-ekseli yokhuni oluqinile ecishe ibe ngu-21 cm ubude futhi ibe ngu-4 cm ubukhulu. Baza ngomshini u-10 cm ongaphezulu ngokuhlobisa; yenza ingxenye engezansi ibe yinduku eyisikwele engena embotsheni engezansi yeselwa. Faka i-ekseli kusukela phezulu kuya phansi, uyivale uqinise ngenhlaka (yang chan) ukuze kungangeni amanzi, bese ubhobhoza imbobo edlulayo esisekelweni se-ekseli.

Sebenzisa ingwegwe enkulu, ecishe ibe ngu-4 cm kusukela ejikeni kuya ekugcineni kwesiqu. Bopha izintambo eziyisishiyagalombili ziqine esiqwini sengwegwe, uluke zonke eziyisishiyagalombili cishe ngo-20 cm, bese ufaka iziphetho ezisele embotsheni esisekelweni se-ekseli uzibophe ziqine.

Izithombe zangempela ze-เบ็ดน้ำเต้า (bet nam tao) evela e-พิพิธภัณฑ์พื้นบ้านหนองบัวโคก (Nong Bua Khok Folk Museum) (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร, Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), CC BY 4.0)

Kusetshenziswa eziningana ngasikhathi sinye. Faka isiyengo sobhanana ovuthiwe osikwe ngobukhulu bengwegwe, noma ilayisi eligxotshiwe lanamathela namakhoba amasha futhi laxutshwa noboya bukakotini noma be-kapok ukuze lingancibiliki. Gwedla uye emanzini ajulile, ushuthe isigxotsho eside soqalo siqine, bese ubopha esigxotsheni intambo yesisekelo se-ekseli yeselwa ngalinye ngobude obuhlukene ukuze izintanta zihlale ziqhelelene. Zivumele zintante bese ubuka: intanta iyaxhakaza lapho inhlanzi idla isiyengo.

Izingwegwe ezintantayo ngokuvamile zinezintanta zeshubhu loqalo, igobolondo likakhokhonathi, igwebu noma isipontshi; ezinye izindawo zisebenzisa iselwa futhi ziyibize ngokuthi yi-bet nam tao. Namuhla isetshenziswa kancane kakhulu, mhlawumbe ngoba izinhlanzi ezinkulu zincipha noma ngoba kunzima ukuyenza, ngakho izintanta zegwebu zivame kakhulu. Qaphela lapho ugwedla emanzini ajulile. Umthombo: Isikhungo Se-Anthropology SaseSirindhorn, isizindalwazi samathuluzi endabuko asetshenziswa nsuku zonke, "เบ็ดน้ำเต้า", umbhali ทำนุ วรธงไชย (Thamnu Worathongchai), พิพิธภัณฑ์พื้นบ้านหนองบัวโคก บุรีรัมย์ (Nong Bua Khok Folk Museum, Buriram) (ilayisense ye-CC BY 4.0). **Imikhawulo** Akukho okufakiwe kwamaselwa omisiwe, inhlaka ye-yang chan nengwegwe, ngakho kubalulwe embhalweni.