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The Bagesu and other tribes of the Uganda Protectoratebook chapter 1924 • Roscoe, John & Mackie Ethnological Expedition To Central Africa, 1919-1920
Rwandans • Africa > Central Africa
The selection from this book which has been processed for the file constitutes chapters 28-31, pp. 184-199, and deals almost exclusively with the Batuse (Batussi) of Ruanda. Information contained within this seciton covers the clan and chieftainship ...The Bakitara or BanyoroBook 1923 • Roscoe, John (1861-1932) & Mackie Ethnological Expedition To Central Africa, 1919-1920
Banyoro • Africa > Eastern Africa
This is an early ethnography of the Nyoro, which mostly focuses on the royal household and palace rituals. Much of the information is based on observation of rituals and material cultural practices. Some folk stories, myths, and history are also incl...