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The Kingdom of Kafabook chapter 1955 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Kaffa • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document is a general ethnographic survery, broadly introducing Kaffa culture and society based on the author's review of available written sources. Topics covered include traditional history, economic activities, marriage system, kinship rules,...The southern Nilo-Hamitesbook chapter 1953 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Maasai • Africa > Eastern Africa
This is a general, secondary-source culture summary of the Maasai based on material published as late as 1953. While the treatment is necessarily brief, nevertheless it provides adequate general information on the history and the social and political...The southern Nilo-Hamitesbook chapter 1953 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Okiek • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source is a concise general survey of cultural and social life. Much of the material is based upon the author's earlier papers....The social institutions of the Doroboarticle 1951 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Okiek • Africa > Eastern Africa
In this paper the author is primarily concerned with those aspects of social organization which relate to the family and to the clan. As such, the topics that receive the fullest attention are kinship, the role of kinsmen in child socialization, the ...The political organization of the Doroboarticle 1954 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Okiek • Africa > Eastern Africa
The information in this paper is primarily about clans and their functions, clan councils, and offenses (crimes and torts) and their sanctions. To this, the author has added an excellent section on religious beliefs and practices, and their social fu...The economic life of the Doroboarticle 1955 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Okiek • Africa > Eastern Africa
In this paper the author discusses diet and economic activities. He includes the use of wild plants, hunting, trapping, trade, sexual division of labor, bee-keeping, agriculture, domestic animals, concepts of the ownership and use of real property, a...The social organization of the Doroboarticle 1942 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Okiek • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source presents a thorough analysis of social organization, with emphasis on kinship terminology and relationships. The author also discusses government relations, clans, settlements, personal characteristics, and economic life. The work conclud...Modern huntersarticle 1929 • Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton & O'Brien, P. L.
Okiek • Africa > Eastern Africa
This paper gives a general account of economic life, material culture, trade, religion, social institutions, government and rites of passage. In addition, there are vocabulary lists and a short grammatical sketch. A brief section on physical features...