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Livestock individual identification among the Turkana: the animal classification and naming in the pastoral livestock management
African Study Monographs • (1) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 1-69
By: Ohta, Itaru.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source analyzes livestock classification and naming of individual livestock among the Turkana. In the Turkana livestock classification system the criteria for classification are age/sex, coat color, horn shape, ear shape (including ear markings), and brand marks. In addition to discussing these criteria, Ohta describes and analyzes the livestock management techniques relevant to producing particular categories of livestock. The author also discusses individual animal identification through naming, examines the etymologies of animal names, and discusses the significance of individual animal identification in the herd complex of the Turkana.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Domesticated animals
- Applied animal science
- Pastoral activities
- Names of animals and things
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Turkana
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- 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
- Book
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Gerald Reid ; 1989
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978-1983
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- around Lake Turkana, Kenya
- NotesAdditional notes
- Itaru Ohta
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-69)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Turkana (African people)