Fish Trap

This is a fish trap, or mbumbue in Mende. It is made from palm thatch that is woven together to form a trap; it works by enabling fish to swim into it, but preventing them from swimming out. Mbumbue, such as this one, are placed in rivers and streams, facing up-stream, to catch the fish. The Sierra Leone National Museum register also records the name of the trap as a kaiyoi or hoohoi .

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Further Information

• Type: Hunting, fishing
• Object: Fish Trap
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1965
• Associated Places: Freetown (Place collected)
• Associated People: Sea Products, Murray Town (Donor)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1965.46.05G

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