essay

Household viability among the pastoral Fulani

developmental cycle in domestic groups (1)Published In 1971 • Pages: 92-119

By: Stenning, Derrick J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document examines the family cycle among Fulani pastoralists and how it affects subsistence. The author shows how, at times, cooperation between domestic units, including co-residence, is necessary to maintain the viability of the domestic herd.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Domesticated animals
Pastoral activities
Dairying
Dwellings
Inheritance
Termination of marriage
Secondary marriages
Household
Family relationships
Nuclear family
Polygamy
Extended families
Lineages
Social readjustments to death
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
essay
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; 2020
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
1951-1953
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
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
78160087
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Fula (African people)