TY  - CHAP
AU  - Meyer, Hans
AU  - Handzik, Helmut
PY  - 1916
DA  - 1916//
TI  - The Barundi: an ethnological study of German East Africa
PB  - Ott Spamer
CY  - Leipzig
KW  - Rundi (African people)
KW  - Barundi
KW  - Tillage
KW  - Domesticated animals
KW  - Settlement patterns
KW  - Topography and geology
KW  - Descriptive somatology
KW  - Racial identification
KW  - Traditional history
KW  - Ethnic stratification
KW  - Occupational specialization
KW  - Acculturation and culture contact
KW  - Diet
KW  - Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
KW  - Transmission of skills
KW  - General tools
KW  - External trade
KW  - Chief executive
KW  - Military organization
KW  - Music
AB  - 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).
UR  - https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=fo58-001
LA  - English
N1  - Hans Meyer
ID  - fo58-001
Y1  - 2022-06-25
ER  -