book chapter
The family herds: a study of two pastoral tribes in East Africa, the Jie and Turkana
Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd • London • Published In 1955 • Pages: i-xvi, 1-48, and 124-271
By: Gulliver, P. H..
Abstract
This source is an analysis of regulations governing herds and flocks of animals as property and the interrelationship of these with the kinship system among the Jie of Uganda and the Turkana of Kenya. Information on the Jie contained in the pages of this source that have been processed have been filed in Categories 17 and 171. The topics discussed with regard to the Turkana include the ecology of Turkanaland, animal husbandry, the nuclear family and property, the extended family and property, stock association relationships between kin and bond-friends, and marriage and bridewealth.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1948-1950
- Coverage Date
- 1940-1955
- Coverage Place
- vicinity of Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf), Kenya
- Notes
- by P. H. Gulliver
- Includes bibliographical references
- Only pages i-xvi, 1-48, and 124-271 have been processed for the FL17 Turkana file
- LCCN
- 55004622
- LCSH
- Turkana (African people)