book chapter

The Bagesu and other tribes of the Uganda Protectorate: the third part of the report of the Mackie ethnological expedition to central Africa

Cabridge University PressCambridge [Eng.] • Published In 1924 • Pages:

By: Roscoe, John, Mackie Ethnological Expedition To Central Africa, 1919-1920.

Abstract
The selection from this book which has been processed for the file constitutes chapters 28-31, pp. 184-199, and deals almost exclusively with the Batuse (Batussi) of Ruanda. Information contained within this seciton covers the clan and chieftainship systems, government, taxation, homicide, the position of the king in the socieity, the life and occupations of the Batuse people, marriage customs, illness, and death. The author, a clergyman, traveled extensively in Central Africa.
Subjects
Chief executive
Normal garb
Clans
Ornament
Descriptive somatology
Judicial authority
Regulation of marriage
Inheritance
Taxation and public income
Offenses against life
Aftermath of combat
Priesthood
Sacred objects and places
Traditional history
Tillage
Pastoral activities
Domesticated animals
Exchange transactions
Musical instruments
Slavery
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
culture
Rwandans
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Central Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1960
Field Date
1919-1920
Coverage Date
1919-1924
Coverage Place
Rwanda
Notes
John Roscoe
LCCN
24007128
LCSH
Ethnology Rwanda