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The group of Opo men who have worked simultaneously in the manufacture of the three types of fish trap -memer, du'ur and le'ek; from left to right- proudly show the result of their work.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D03

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Memer, du'ur and le'ek

Cultural group

Opo

Participants

Amum Paytut, Kong Jook, Lual Kim, Kong Chual, James Buaom

Cultural sensitivity

TRUE

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Akula, Gambela

Item/object

Memer, du'ur, le'ek

Materials

Fibre-vine fibre, Fibre-reed fibre

Cultural context/event

Fishing

Social group setting

Men

Location

River

Date of creation

2021-08-05

Unique ID

2019LG07-D03-0916