The black population of the Sudan, Mossi and Gourounsi country, documents and analyses
book chapter 1912 Tauxier, Louis & Brunel, Ariane

MossiAfrica > Western Africa
This sketch of Mossi life is taken from a larger general work on the Negro peoples of the Sudan. It is divided into two sections: occupations and the family, public works and religion. Under the first section are included a brief historical sketch, a...

The black population of Yatenga
book chapter 1917 Tauxier, Louis & Schmokel, Varian

MossiAfrica > Western Africa
The section selected for translation is Book IV: The Family. It contains information on groupings larger than the single household, women and the household, children and education, appendages of the family (e.g., slaves and serfs), family property, a...