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Ouolof customs in Cayor (Circle of Thiès)article 1939 • Campistron, M. & Cone, Michèle N.
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
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 ...Customs of the Moslem Ouolof (Circle of Baol)article 1939 • Fayet, M. J. C. & Cone, Michèle N.
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
Fayet, a French colonial administrator, discusses various Wolof institutions such as family, marriage, kinship, property rights, inheritance, gifts, contracts, and liability primarily from the...