book chapter
The Kingdom of Kafa
Galla of Ethiopia: the Kingdoms of Kafa and Janjero • (II) • Published In 1955 • Pages: 102-136, 145-146
By: Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is a general ethnographic survery, broadly introducing Kaffa culture and society based on the author's review of available written sources. Topics covered include traditional history, economic activities, marriage system, kinship rules, political organization, and religious life.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Identification
- Historical reconstruction
- Traditional history
- Linguistic identification
- Ceramic technology
- Community structure
- Classes
- Congregations
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Warfare
- Aftermath of combat
- Tillage
- Domesticated animals
- Vegetable production
- Special crops
- Deliberative councils
- Administrative agencies
- Castes
- Labor supply and employment
- Internal trade
- Real property
- Family relationships
- Extended families
- Kin relationships
- Marriage
- Gender status
- Slavery
- Status, role, and prestige
- Normal garb
- Special garments
- Dwellings
- Polygamy
- Cosmology
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kaffa
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- 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
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1390-1955
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kaffa, Ethiopia
- NotesAdditional notes
- by G. W. B. Huntingford
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 55012864
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kaffa (African people)--History