book chapter

First footsteps in East Africa: or an exploration of Harar

Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans • London • Published In 1856 • Pages:

By: Burton, Richard F[rancis].

Abstract
This is a travel account of an officer of the British Indian Army. It is valuable as one of the earliest accounts of the Somali of British Somaliland and their way of life. The information included here includes descriptions of food, clothing, weapons and tools, domestic animals, tribal distribution, sports and games, dwellings, native fauna and flora, and the character of the inhabitants as seen by a colonial army officer.
culture
Somali
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Government Official-5
Analyst
Robert Lee ; 1959
Coverage Date
1854-1855
Coverage Place
Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
Notes
by Richard F. Burton
Only the following pages are included: 21-24, 27, 29, 33-34, 41-48, 55-60, 69-71, 74-75, 81-83, 85-91, 94, 103-123, 127, 142-143, 148-151, 154-155, 158-161, 163, 173-182, 185, 188, 198-200, 204, 206-208, 210, 213-216, 219-255, 228-229, 232-233, 238-239, 241-248, 257-259, 262-266, 277-280, 379-380, 391, 402-403
LCCN
05008812
LCSH
Somalis