Book

Contributions to a knowledge of the material culture of the Mende in Sierra Leone

Buchdruckerei Vogt-SchildSolothurn • Published In 1936 • Pages:

By: Staub, Jules, Wood, Cecil.

Abstract
Although suffering from excesses in literary style and poor organization, this document of few available on Mende material culture. Plates and illustrations give a good summary of the material culture of the people, but the text gives little information on social organization, social relationships and other non-material facets of culture.
Subjects
Historical reconstruction
Comparative evidence
Territorial hierarchy
Travel
Food preparation
Mats and basketry
Fishing gear
General tools
Utensils
Visual arts
Sacred objects and places
culture
Mende
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Leslie L. Clark ; 1958
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1900-1936
Coverage Place
Sierra Leone
Notes
Staub
Translation of: [Beiträge zur Kenntnis der materiellen Kultur der Mendi in der Sierra Leone]
Translated for the HRAF files by Cecil Wood
LCCN
41003491
LCSH
Mende (African people)