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The Nupe

Peoples of the Niger-Benue confluence (10)Published In 1955 • Pages: 17-52

By: Forde, Cyril Daryll.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a summary sketch of Nupe culture by a British social anthropologist, dealing with materials published as late as 1952. Sections include: tribal and sub-tribal groupings and demography; traditions of origin and history; language; physical environment; main features of economy; social organization and political system; cultural features and the life cycle; and religious beliefs and cults. Main reliance is placed upon the works of S.F. Nadel.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Districts
Tillage
External trade
Labor organization
Chief executive
Classes
Community structure
Real property
Marriage
Congregations
Sorcery
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Nupe
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2014
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Bida Emirate, Niger state, Nigeria
NotesAdditional notes
Daryll Forde
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
56024481
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ethnology--Nigeria[[from old catalog]]