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Some customs of the Luwo (or Nilotic Kavirondo) living in South Kavirondo
Anthropos • 23 • Published In 1928 • Pages: 263-275
By: Hartmann, H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this brief article Hartmann describes in detail the Luo customs regarding birth, betrothal, marriage, burial, and mourning. The differences between Hartmann's account and those of Hobley, Roscoe and others may be a regional variation. Hartmann worked in the area south of Kavirondo gulf in contrast to the other authorities who mostly reported on the northern areas. Evans-Pritchard observed considerable local variation among the Luo.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Conception
- Childbirth
- Extended families
- Polygamy
- Sexual intercourse
- Abortion and infanticide
- Postnatal care
- Ceremonial during infancy and childhood
- Diet
- Secondary marriages
- Sex and marital offenses
- Status of adolescents
- Ecstatic religious practices
- Alcoholic beverages
- Burial practices and funerals
- Mourning
- Agricultural science
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Luo
- 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
- Eastern 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.
- Missionary
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1920
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1920-1928
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Luoland, Kenya
- NotesAdditional notes
- By The Rev. H. Hartmann
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 07021775
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people)