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Population

Composition of Population

Identification

Leather, Textiles, and Fabrics

Processing of Basic Materials

Smiths and Their Crafts

Production and Supply

Occupational Specialization

Labor Supply and Employment

Climate

Domesticated Animals

Tillage

Diet

Cooperative Organization

Glossary

Traditional History

History

Urban and Rural Life

External Trade

Port Facilities

Slavery

Territorial Hierarchy

External Relations

Missions

Location

Topography and Geology

Flora

Water Supply

Jewelry Manufacture

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Visual Arts

Musical Instruments

Dance

Drama

Suicide

Burial Practices and Funerals

Special Burial Practices and Funerals

Eschatology

Reviews and Critiques

Extended Families

Rules of Descent

Lineages

Community Structure

Commercial Facilities

Medium of Exchange

Exchange Transactions

Division of Labor by Gender

Shamans and Psychotherapists

Priesthood

Congregations

Towns

Political Behavior

Military Organization

Organization and Analysis of Results

Kinship Terminology

Kin Relationships

Household

Family Relationships

Techniques of Socialization

Weaning and Food Training

Education System

Real Property

Renting and Leasing

Dwellings

Outbuildings

Settlement Patterns

Ethnic Stratification

Body Alterations

Naming

Religious Denominations

Organized Ceremonial

Social Control

Judicial Authority

Inheritance

Sorcery

Linguistic Identification

Regulation of Marriage

Termination of Marriage

Secondary Marriages

Residence

Polygamy

Material Not Relevant

Preventive Medicine

Medical Therapy

General Character of Religion

Status, Role, and Prestige

Classes

Castes

CULTURE SUMMARY: WOLOF

ETHNONYMS

ORIENTATION

HISTORY AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

KINSHIP

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

SYNOPSIS

INDEXING NOTES

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

CEREMONIES

ARTS

MEDICINE

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

DEMOGRAPHY

LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL CONTROL

CONFLICT

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The Wolof constitute a large ethnic group inhabiting the West African countries of Senegal and Gambia. &#x22;Wolof&#x22; is a self-ascribed name for the people and their language. Concentrated between the Senegal and Gambia rivers, the Wolof have their origins in a 14th century political federation known as the Dyolof Empire. They were subjugated by the French at the end of the 19th Century and gained their independence under the new state of Senegal in 1960. The basic subsistence crop is millet and the main cash crop is peanuts.  A relatively rigid, complex socio-political system consists of a series of hierarchically ranked kin groups.

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