Fish Smoking at Seaport

Authors

George Tucker Childs, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Interview

Publication Date

10-4-2017

Subjects

Sherbro (African people) -- Social life and customs, Sherbro language, Smoked fish -- Sierra Leone

Disciplines

African Languages and Societies | Applied Linguistics

Abstract

At the mouth of the Bumpeh River, Seaport is a muddy and swampy village. Mosquitoes are enormous and everywhere. Whenever the high tide comes in, water actually enters the rooms and makes them very cold. This video shows the process of smoking fish in Seaport.

Location

Africa, Sierra Leone, Dema Chiefdom, Seaport

Participants

Abdulai Bendu (researcher)

Languages

Sherbro, English

ISO 639

bun, eng

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28288

Citation Details

Childs, George Tucker, "Fish Smoking at Seaport" (2017). The Sherbro Language and Culture of Sierra Leone. 148.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28288