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Old women in Zulu culturearticle 1985 • Brindley, Marianne
Zulu • Africa > Southern Africa
Marianne Brindley presents part of the results of her fieldwork among the Zulu people of Nkandla, in which she focuses on the role of women past the age of childbearing. This article, dealing primarily with childbirth, indicates the extensive involve...The symbolic role of women in Trobriand gardeningBook 1984 • Brindley, Marianne
Trobriands • Oceania > Melanesia
Brindley is concerned with the status of women and especially the position of Trobriand women with reference to gardening. Gardening, especially in terms of growing the small yam (TAYTU), is one of the most important economic activities in the Trobri...