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The Banen

Peoples of the central Cameroons (9)Published In 1954 • Pages: 134-153

By: Dugast, Idelette.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This culture summary briefly covers such topics as location, demography, history, agriculture, trade, crafts, houses, slavery, local government, dress, twins, marriage, funerals, religion, and magic.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Topography and geology
Demography
Tillage
Division of labor by gender
Slavery
Mode of marriage
Community heads
Informal in-group justice
Mourning
Magic
Difficult and unusual births
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Banen
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2020
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1934-1936, 1938-1939, 1940-1941, 1953-1954
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1934-1954
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
western Mbam-et-Inoubou, Centre region and eastern Nkam, Littoral region, Cameroon
NotesAdditional notes
By I. Dugast
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
55004828
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Banen (African people)