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The MasaiBook 1905 • Hollis, Alfred Claud & Eliot
Maasai • Africa > Eastern Africa
This an account of the Maasai written by a British colonial officer. Except for a large section on Maasai language and grammar, the rest of the book is translations of Maasai texts dealing primarily with folklore, stories, proverbs, and songs. Data i...A note on the Masai system of relationshiparticle 1910 • Hollis, Alfred Claud
Maasai • Africa > Eastern Africa
Hollis gives an extensive list of Maasai kin terms and illustrates their usage. He also briefly discusses the relationship between gift exchange and the method of addressing relatives, the avunculate, interfamily relationships, some marriage rules an...Some Dorobo beliefsarticle 1909 • Hollis, Alfred Claud
Okiek • Africa > Eastern Africa
This is a brief account written by a traveler in East Africa who witnessed a morning prayer ritual and rain prevention ritual as performed by an individual who was a member of the traveling caravan....