essay

Kafa

living on the edge: marginalised minorities of craftworkers and hunters in southern ethiopia • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • Published In 2001 • Pages: 81-99, 360-375

By: Gezahegn Petros, Freeman, Dena, Pankhurst, Alula.

Abstract
This document, which was originally published as a book chapter, discusses the lives of submerged occupational castes among the Kaffa of southwestern Ethiopia. The study draws on ethnographic discussion collected from the villages of Shapa and Arara.
Subjects
Castes
Cultural identity and pride
Smiths and their crafts
Occupational specialization
Status, role, and prestige
Work in skins
Hunting and trapping
Ethnosociology
Environmental quality
Settlement patterns
Tillage
Vegetable production
Domesticated animals
Inter-ethnic relations
Slavery
Chief executive
Regulation of marriage
Mode of marriage
Mythology
Revelation and divination
Real property
Inheritance
Deliberative councils
Administrative agencies
Aftermath of combat
Eating
Rest days and holidays
Organized ceremonial
culture
Kaffa
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
Field Date
2000
Coverage Date
1973-2001
Coverage Place
Kaffa, Ethiopia
Notes
Gezahegn Petros
Product of a workshop held in Awassa in 1997
Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-375)
LCCN
2002375487
LCSH
Kaffa (African people)