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.
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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.1965.46.03C
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