essay

The Pygmies of the Ituri Forest

reader in general anthropologyNew York, N.Y. • Published In 1948 • Pages: 322-342

By: Putnam, Patrick.

Abstract
This is a broad impressionistic survey of primarily net-hunting Mbuti. Putnam stressed a few topics and missed quite a few others: relations of Pygmies with Congolese villagers, Pygmy locomotion and hunting technique are described in adequate detail, but kinship and community structure information is sketchy and lacking in the light of Turnbull's material. There is a good account of the ritual involved in the division of game catch.
Subjects
Culture summary
culture
Mbuti
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Central Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Adolph Hoehling ; John Beierle
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Epulu Band, Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Notes
Patrick Putnam
LCSH
Bambute