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The Strandlopers

The Strandlopers mural is reference ancient fish traps and importance of fishing to the community. Hosted on the home of Miena and family, the mural was painted in 2016. Designed by Bruce Rimell – you can find more about the design and the inspiration of Strandloper Khoi from these links. Click through the slideshow below to close ups of the mural and explanation of the images. The nearby fish traps are declared a national heritage site by The South African Heritage Resources Agency and community members regularly work to preserve the fish traps.

  • The Strandlopers
    The completed ‘Strandlopers’ depicting the ancient fishtraps
  • Stacking the stones
    Stacking the stones – to build the fish traps.
  • Preparing the nets
    Preparing the nets
  • Inspecting the land
    Inspecting the land