book chapter
The Barundi: an ethnological study of German East Africa
Ott Spamer • Leipzig • Published In 1916 • Pages:
By: Meyer, Hans, Handzik, Helmut.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
As a result of keen personal observations and extensive research into contemporary literature, Meyer's account of the Rundi and their country is characterized by thoroughness and an evident desire for accuracy. Being a geographer, his interest in the material culture is varied and extensive. Included in his account are descriptions of the physical environment; agriculture and animal husbandry; utensils, tools, and weapons; handicraft industries; food, clothing and housing; and trade and means of communication. Other aspects of Rundi culture, such as social and political organization, marriage, religion, medicine, life cycle, forms of recreation, and folk knowledge are also well presented. The Rundi are composed of three distinct and highly stratified ethnic elements--the Bahutu, Batussi, and Batwa. In marking for this source, category 563 (Ethnic Stratification) has been used only when it is necessary to highlight the racial and cultural differences of these three groups. The data on 'clan' has been marked for 614 (Sibs).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Tillage
- Domesticated animals
- Settlement patterns
- Topography and geology
- Descriptive somatology
- Racial identification
- Traditional history
- Ethnic stratification
- Occupational specialization
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Diet
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Transmission of skills
- General tools
- External trade
- Chief executive
- Military organization
- Music
- External trade
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Barundi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central 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.
- Geographer
- 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
- 1911
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1812-1911
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Burundi
- NotesAdditional notes
- Hans Meyer
- Translation of: [Die Barundi: Eine volkerkundliche Studie aus Deutsch-Ostafrika]
- Translated for the HRAF files by Helmut Handzik in 1959
- Pages 151-205 and some non-descriptive passages in other parts of the text have been omitted
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Rundi (African people)