essay

The Okiek and their history

Azania9 (1)Published In 1974 • Pages: 139-157

By: Blackburn, Roderic H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief synopsis, with emphasis on cultural identity, social organization (local groups, lineages, age sets), as well as on technological artifacts, ecology, physical types, theories of origin (both traditional and historically reconstructed), and recent history.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Tribe and nation
Lineages
Clans
Acculturation and culture contact
Hunting and trapping
Collecting
External relations
Historical reconstruction
Traditional history
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Okiek
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2014
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
essay
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
John Beierle; 2012
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1968-1970
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1968-1970
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Mau Escarpment, Narok district, Rift Valley province, Kenya
NotesAdditional notes
by Roderic H. Blackburn
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-157)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
71011575
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Okiek (African people)
Dorobo (African people)