Book
Savannah Nomads: a study of the Wodaabe pastoral Fulani of Western Bornu Province, Northern Region, Nigeria
Published for the International African Institute by Oxford University Press • London • Published In 1964 • Pages:
By: Stenning, Derrick J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is both a history and ethnographic study of Fulani culture before and after the establishment of the British Protectorate in Nigeria in 1901. After a general introduction, it recounts the migration of the Fulani into the region and their involvement with local kingdoms and empires. The author then examines the Fulani pastoral way of life that depended on adaptive ties with villages of "enslaved" farmers, and discusses attempts by the colonial government to control pastoral movements, tax lineages and establish cattle markets. The second part is a general ethnography covering pastoralism and social relations.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Birth statistics
- Internal migration
- External migration
- History
- Annual cycle
- Domesticated animals
- Pastoral activities
- Slavery
- Marriage
- Household
- Lineages
- Clans
- Community heads
- Territorial hierarchy
- Districts
- Instigation of war
- Prophets and ascetics
- Social placement
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fulani
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1951-1953
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1804-1953
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Borno State, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Derrick J. Stenning. With a forward by Daryll Forde
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fula (African people)