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The Nongkrem Puja in the Khasi Mountains (Assam)article 1909 • Becker, C. & Knight, Elizabeth
Khasi • Asia > South Asia
Becker describes the great annual sacrifice which takes place in May, its preparations, the sacrificial feast and the celebrations that follow. A brief description of the folk dances is included. The photographs at the end of the article indicate the...Family property and maternal rightsarticle 1924 • Becker, C. & Knight, Elizabeth
Khasi • Asia > South Asia
This article is concerned with describing family property rights and inheritance among the matrilineal Khasi, the duties and obligations of the clan-mother, and of the men who are born into the group and who marry into the group. Becker discusses the...The religious life of the Khasiarticle 1921 • Stegmiller, P. F. & Knight, Elizabeth
Khasi • Asia > South Asia
Stegmiller, an Apostolic missionary in Assam and the part of it that later became Meghalaya State, describes various aspects of the Khasi religion in this article. The article includes lists of Khasi spirits and gods and many Khasi religious taboos. ...Sacrifice and sacrificial customs of the Khasiarticle 1924 • Stegmiller, P. F. & Knight, Elizabeth
Khasi • Asia > South Asia
Stegmiller, former Apostolic Missionary of Assam including the part that later became Meghalaya State, characterizes the religion of the Khasi and describes the various types and occasions for scarifices. He records a description of the initiation ri...Arrow shooting and hunting of the Khasiarticle 1925 • Stegmiller, P. F. & Knight, Elizabeth
Khasi • Asia > South Asia
This article includes a detailed description of the preparation of bows and arrows used for both hunting and for archery contests. Stegmiller describes the archery games, the associated rituals and includes some song texts. There is a short descripti...The market life of the Khasiessay 1924 • Stegmiller, P. F. & Knight, Elizabeth
Khasi • Asia > South Asia
Stegmiller concisely describes articles entering into market trade, the location of markets, and days set aside for marketing. He lists standard weights and measures and prices. His photographs illustrate methods of burden carrying as the Khasi trave...In Namaland and the Kalaharibook chapter 1907 • Schultze, Leonhard Sigmund et al.
Khoi • Africa > Southern Africa
Schultze, a zoologist at the University of Jena, based this thorough and comprehensive study on fieldwork done during a three-year stay in the area. The source includes portions on physical anthropology, linguistics and the folklore of the Nama, incl...