book chapter

Investigations in the area between the Nile and the Congo: First volume: ethnography, the interlacustrine region of Mporo and Ruanda

Klinkhardt & Biermann • 6 • Published In 1917 • Pages: HRAF ms: ix, 285 [Original: xvi, 412, 14 , 4 plates]

By: Czekanowski, Jan, Schütze, Frieda.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is a general ethnography of the Rundi. While not exhaustive in treatment, it nevertheless presents a wide range of information on various aspects of the culture. The detailed table of contents (pages i-iv of the translated text) give the researcher an indication of the subjects treated. The sections which have not been translated discuss the organization of the expedition, the history of the region, the Mpororo, vocabulary and music; these sections are included in the complete original German text in category 116. The author, trained in Zurich, has held positions at ethnographic museums in Berlin and St. Petersburg, and teaching positions at the Universities of Lvov, Lublin, and Poznan.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural identity and pride
Ethnic stratification
Domesticated animals
Tillage
Diet
Disasters
Linguistic identification
Etiquette
Status, role, and prestige
Behavior toward non-relatives
Ethos
Ingroup antagonisms
Settlement patterns
Community structure
Internal trade
External trade
Slavery
Normal garb
Special garments
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
Ceramic technology
Weapons
Furniture
Utensils
Clans
Inter-community relations
Real property
Territorial hierarchy
Form and rules of government
Litigation
Traditional history
Eschatology
Spirits and gods
Prayers and sacrifices
Visual arts
Verbal arts
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Rwandans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2009
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
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
George R. Bedell ; 1959
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1907-1909
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1907-1917
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Rwanda
NotesAdditional notes
Jan Czkanowski ; musical appendix by E. M. Hornbostel
Translation of: Forschungen im Nil-Kongo-Zwischengebiet, Erster Band: Ethnographie; Zwischenseengebiet Mpororo: Ruanda
Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze in 1959
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ethnology Rwanda