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Gambian Oyster Harvest

Also known as Mangrove oyster harvesting

Gambian Oyster Harvest: photograph by Fajola
Photo: Fajola, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Wade into the mangrove at low tide, lift bamboo-and-root racks, pick the ripe oysters, and return before the tide rises, with shell middens growing as a score.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Gambia.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.

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