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Modern hunters: some account of the Kâmelilo-Kâpchepkendi Dorobo (Okiek) of Kenya Colony

journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland59 • Published In 1929 • Pages: 333-378 , 3 end plates

By: Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton, O'Brien, P. L..

Abstract
This paper gives a general account of economic life, material culture, trade, religion, social institutions, government and rites of passage. In addition, there are vocabulary lists and a short grammatical sketch. A brief section on physical features is appended.
Subjects
Identification
Vocabulary
Grammar
Linguistic identification
Reviews and critiques
Dwellings
Ornament
Normal garb
Body alterations
Clans
Age stratification
Weapons
Hunting and trapping
culture
Okiek
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Robert J. Theodoratus ; 1962
Field Date
1921-1928
Coverage Date
1921-1928
Coverage Place
Kamelilo-Kapchepkendi Okiek, west-central Kenya
Notes
G. W. B. Huntingford ; with an account of the physical features by the Hon. P. L. O'Brien, M. A.
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
sn 79006341
LCSH
Okiek (African people)
Dorobo (African people)