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Gargoor Fish-Trap Weaving

Also known as قرقور

Gargoor Fish-Trap Weaving: photograph by Cameron, Harry F.
Photo: Cameron, Harry F., Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Weave a palm-rib or wire gargoor with the right funnel shape, then place traps on a tide map to catch fish without harming reefs.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Bahrain.

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 Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.

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