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Ouolof customs in Cayor (Circle of Thiès)

Publications du Comité d'études Historiques et Scientifiques de l'Afrique Occidentale Française (8)Published In 1939 • Pages: HRAF MS: 23 [Original:117-146 ]

By: Campistron, M., Cone, Michèle N..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article written by a French colonial official, is similar in content and organization to 4: Fayet of this File. The similarities and differences in customary laws between the two regions under study, Thies and Baol, can be readily seen by comparing information contained in both sources.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Extended families
Arranging a marriage
Mode of marriage
Polygamy
Family relationships
Termination of marriage
Administration
Inheritance
Gift giving
Contracts
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Wolof
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1999
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
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Government Official
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Robert Lee ; 1959
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
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Circle of Thiès
NotesAdditional notes
M. Campistron
Translation of: Coutume Ouolof du Cayor (Cercle de Thiès)
The original French text is not included
Translated for the HRAF files by Michèle N. Cone
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Wolof (African people)