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The family herdsbook chapter 1955 • Gulliver, P. H.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source is an analysis of regulations governing herds and flocks of animals as property and the interrelationship of these with the kinship system among the Jie of Uganda and the Turkana of Kenya. Information on the Jie contained in the pages of ...The Turkana age organizationarticle 1958 • Gulliver, P. H.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
The purpose of this source is to give a description of the structure and operation of the Turkana age group system. The topics discussed include initiation into adulthood, the system of alternations, age groups, the diffusion of age group names, the ...A preliminary survey of the TurkanaBook 1951 • Gulliver, P. H.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source is the result of a preliminary survey of the social life of the Turkana undertaken as part of the Colonial research program of the Government of Kenya. A wide range of topics is covered, including the economic, social, and cultural dimens...The Turkanaessay 1953 • Gulliver, Pamela & Gulliver, P. H.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source provides an overview of Turkana environment, economy, society, political organization, and religion. The topics discussed by the authors include population, physical environment, cultural character, dress, crafts, animal husbandry and oth...