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Eel Basket Made from Wickerwork

A type of funnel made of small branches that resembles a wickerwork basket. It is known as an eel basket.

Location: Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic (Lunenberg, N.S.)
Date: April 2016
Photo: Judith Douville

An eel basket could be used as either a trap or a container. Due to the basket’s funnel shape, eels could enter the container but had difficulty getting out.