Book

A preliminary survey of the Turkana: a report compiled for the government of Kenya

University of Cape Town (26) • Published In 1951 • Pages: 7, 281

By: Gulliver, P. H..

Abstract
This source is the result of a preliminary survey of the social life of the Turkana undertaken as part of the Colonial research program of the Government of Kenya. A wide range of topics is covered, including the economic, social, and cultural dimensions of animal husbandry, alternative economic activities, the property system, social and political organization, international relations, justice and judicial organization, life cycle, and religion.
Subjects
Domesticated animals
Pastoral activities
Production and supply
Territorial hierarchy
Household
Community structure
Property in movables
Kin relationships
Age stratification
Public welfare
Status, role, and prestige
Majority
Mode of marriage
Magicians and diviners
Sorcery
culture
Turkana
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Gerald Reid ; 1989
Field Date
1948-1949
Coverage Date
1888-1950
Coverage Place
around Lake Turkana, Kenya
Notes
by P. H. Gulliver
Includes bibliographical references (p. 252)
LCCN
52001347
LCSH
Turkana (African people)