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Lineage organisation of the Tallensi compoundarticle 2002 • Gabrilopoulos, Nick et al.
Tallensi • Africa > Western Africa
This article examines Tallensi compounds inquiring whether the architectural design of houses and compounds correlates with kinship relationship among occupants. By comparing the patrilineal descent patterns of occupants with the topological organiza...