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Making fish traps

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A young Opo finishes the work of weaving the reed stems, closing the cone shape of the small fish trap. Next to him is the oblong tree fruit that Kong Jook used to maintain the structure of the basket's body.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D03

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Weaving a small fish trap basket (le'ek)

Cultural group

Opo

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Akula, Gambela

Item/object

Le'ek

Materials

Fibre-reed fibre

Cultural context/event

Fishing

Social group setting

Men

Location

River

Date of creation

2021-08-05

Unique ID

2019LG07-D03-0904