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Crafts of Bida

Nigeria magazine (49)Published In 1956 • Pages: 138-147

By: Anonymous.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a brief, well-illustrated popular account of the glass-working and brass-smithing crafts of Bida, the capital of Nupe. Some indications are given of modernizing influences.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Smiths and their crafts
Labor organization
Occupational specialization
Visual arts
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
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Unknown
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, Niger state, Nigeria
NotesAdditional notes
Anonymous
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
45041399
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Nupe (African people)
Education--Nigeria--Periodicals
Nigeria--Periodicals