%0 Generic
%T Barundi: an ethnological study of German East Africa
%A Meyer, Hans
%A Handzik, Helmut
%D 1916
%I Ott Spamer
%C Leipzig
%G English
%F fo58-001
%O Hans Meyer
%O 116s present; LOC search performed 9/13/05; ; this document was originally included in (E04) FO42 Rundi file 2:Meyer;
%O Translation of: [Die Barundi:  Eine volkerkundliche Studie aus Deutsch-Ostafrika]
%O Includes bibliographical references
%O Translated for the HRAF files by Helmut Handzik in 1959
%O Pages 151-205 and some non-descriptive passages in other parts of the text have been omitted
%X As a result of keen personal observations and extensive research into contemporary literature, Meyer's account of the Rundi and their country is characterized by thoroughness and an evident desire for accuracy.  Being a geographer, his interest in the material culture is varied and extensive.  Included in his account are descriptions of the physical environment; agriculture and animal husbandry; utensils, tools, and weapons; handicraft industries; food, clothing and housing; and trade and means of communication.  Other aspects of Rundi culture, such as social and political organization, marriage, religion, medicine, life cycle, forms of recreation, and folk knowledge are also well presented.  The Rundi are composed of three distinct and highly stratified ethnic elements--the Bahutu, Batussi, and Batwa.  In marking for this source, category 563 (Ethnic Stratification) has been used only when it is necessary to highlight the racial and cultural differences of these three groups.  The data on 'clan' has been marked for 614 (Sibs).
%K Rundi (African people)
%K Barundi
%K Tillage
%K Domesticated animals
%K Settlement patterns
%K Topography and geology
%K Descriptive somatology
%K Racial identification
%K Traditional history
%K Ethnic stratification
%K Occupational specialization
%K Acculturation and culture contact
%K Diet
%K Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
%K Transmission of skills
%K General tools
%K External trade
%K Chief executive
%K Military organization
%K Music
%9 book chapter
%U https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=fo58-001
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