The Fishermen of Guer N'Dar with a note on the Wolof, their speech and secret languages by Henri Labouret
article 1935 • Leca, N. & Crawford, Dorothy

Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
This is a description of the life and economy of a fishing village on the isle of Saint-Louis at the mouth of the Senegal River. It is divided into three sections: environment, the people, and work. The main body of the work is devoted to the fishing...

Essay on the common law of Ruanda
Book 1941 • Hove, Julien van & Crawford, Dorothy

Rwandans • Africa > Central Africa
Vanhove was a colonial administrator and lawyer. This essay, a systematic account of native laws and customs, is based upon information gathered from questionnaires sent ot knowledgeable natives. It has materials on the family and clan, marriage and ...

The tribal teachings of the Chagga
book chapter 1932 • Gutmann, Bruno et al.

Chagga • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source, written by a missionary living in the Chagga country, consists primarily of lectures delivered to the young people by their elders. These lectures stress the expected behavior for various situations. Most of them deal with behavior towar...