book chapter
Tribal studies in northern Nigeria
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner • London • Published In 1931 • Pages:
By: Meek, C. K. (Charles Kingsley).
Abstract
The author was a government anthropologist in Nigeria when this study was published. Included in this source are data on the Katab, Kachichere, Kagoro, Kaje, Morwa, and Jaba, living in what were at the time Zaria and Plateau provinces. Most of the information is concerned with the Katab, the most numerous of the tribes. Topics discussed in greater detail than others are: tribal nomenclature, kinship structure, social customs, political structure, and religion. Of particular interest is the analysis of the social significance of a type of marriage found among the Katab and neighboring tribes in which a man elopes with a married woman. The kin groups referred to as clan and sub-clan have been indexed for 614 (Clans) and 613 (Lineages) respectively.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Government Official
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1960; Teferi Adem ; 2010; Ian Skoggard ; 2012
- Field Date
- 1925-1930
- Coverage Date
- 1925-1930
- Coverage Place
- Kaduna and Nasarawa states, Nigeria
- Notes
- C. K. Meek
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 32002870
- LCSH
- Katab (African people)