The Chokwe also raise cattle, goats, pigs, and chickens. They eat these animals only on special occasions, such as wedding feasts. Artificial beehives are placed in the forests for harvesting honey and beeswax. These items are kept or traded for other goods. The people who live near rivers also fish to supplement their diets.
Men usually fish with lines and hooks or with nets from dugout canoes.
Women fish from the riverbanks using large baskets to catch the fish. Luvale women fishing with large basket traps. Northwestern Zambia, 1997. Free Time Chokwe and related peoples find time to enjoy the company of relatives and friends. While, relaxing, people usually fix their tools, carve new household objects such as spoons and handles, and weave baskets or mats.