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The '''elephant goad''', '''bullhook''', or '''ankus''' (from Sanskrit ''{{IAST|aṅkuśa}}'' or ''ankusha'') is a tool employed by [[mahout]] in the [[elephant handling|handling and training of elephant]]s. It consists of a hook (usually bronze or steel) which is attached to a {{convert|60|-|90|cm|ft|abbr=on}} handle, ending in a tapered end.
A relief at [[Sanchi]] and a fresco at the [[Ajanta Caves]] depict a three-person crew on the war elephant, the driver with an elephant goad, what appears to be a noble warrior behind the driver and another attendant on the posterior of the elephant.<ref name="books.google.com.au">Nossov, Konstantin & Dennis, Peter (2008). ''War Elephants''.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=7j1nZ-9Rdl4C&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=ankusha&source=bl&ots=T33DThXqxH&sig=gtGf-O-dXW7RaiyAS7rxnckObLI&hl=en&ei=riLjScmPGIfg7AP17_WUDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPA18,M1] (accessed: Monday April 13, 2009), p.18</ref> </blockquote>
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Nossov and Dennis (2008: p. 16) state:
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An ''ankusha'', a sharpened goad with a pointed hook, was the main tool for managing an elephant. The ''ankusha'' first appeared in India in the 6th-5th century BC and has been used ever since, not only there, but wherever elephants served man.<ref>Nossov, Konstantin & Dennis, Peter (2008). ''War Elephants''.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=7j1nZ-9Rdl4C&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=ankusha&source=bl&ots=T33DThXqxH&sig=gtGf-O-dXW7RaiyAS7rxnckObLI&hl=en&ei=riLjScmPGIfg7AP17_WUDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPA16,M1] (accessed: Monday April 13, 2009), p.16</ref> </blockquote>
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