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The Wolof of SenegambiaBook 1957 • Gamble, David P.
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
This is the basic synthetic work on the Wolof by a professional anthropologist. Sections are included on demography, history, language, physical environment, economics, socio-political organization, the life cycle, religion, and so on. An excellent b...Contributions to a socio-economic survey of the Gambiabook chapter 1949 • Gamble, David P.
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
This source is concerned mostly with the Mandinka. Materials on the Wolof are used mainly for comparative purposes. the village of Njau was studied for information on settlement pattern, land utilization, agricultural technique, individual income and...Wolof proverbsessay 1991 • Gamble, David P.
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
This document consists of a selection of proverbs collected by the author during his fieldwork among the Wolof, and supplemented with comparable data from the works of other authors. Gamble attempts to explain the meanings of the proverbs and the con...A Wolof naming ceremonyessay 1991 • Gamble, David P. & Ames, David
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
This article deals primarily with a Wolof naming ceremony observed by the author and Dr. David Ames at Buntung near Njau in Upper Saalum in 1950. Although the primary focus of the work is on the ceremony itself,other data in the document highlight pr...