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 .

Further Information

Type: Hunting, fishing
Object: Fish Trap
Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
Culture Group: Other
Dimensions: Unknown
Production Date: Pre 1965
Associated Places: Kabala, Wara Wara Yagala Chiefdom
Associated People: P.C. Gbwaru Mansary II (Limba), Kabala, Wara Wara Yagala Chiefdom
Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
Accession Number: SLNM.1965.47.01