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Lineage organisation of the Tallensi compound: the social logic of domestic space
Africa • 72 (2) • Published In 2002 • Pages: 221-244
By: Gabrilopoulos, Nick, Mather, Charles, Apentiik, Caesar Roland.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines Tallensi compounds inquiring whether the architectural design of houses and compounds correlates with kinship relationship among occupants. By comparing the patrilineal descent patterns of occupants with the topological organization of multi-courtyard compounds, the article shows that proximity in kinship space is reflected in proximate living arrangements.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Settlement patterns
- Household
- Dwellings
- Dwellings
- Building interiors and arrangement
- Lineages
- Extended families
- Religious and educational structures
- Outbuildings
- Preservation and storage of food
- Personal hygiene
- Kin relationships
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tallensi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1994
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-2002
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tongo village, Ghana
- NotesAdditional notes
- Nick Gabrilopoulos, Charles Mather and Caesar Roland Apentiik
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-243)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tallensi (African people)