Publication Information The main body of the Publication Information page contains all the metadata that HRAF holds for that document.
Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton
Title:
The Kingdom of Kafa
Published in: if part or section of a book or monograph
The Galla of Ethiopia: the Kingdoms of Kafa and
Janjero
Published By: Original publisher
The Galla of Ethiopia: the Kingdoms of Kafa and
Janjero
London: International African Institute. 1955. 102-136,
145-146 p. ill., map
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
by G. W. B. Huntingford
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2012. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Kaffa (MP14)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural identity and pride (186);
Identification (101);
Historical reconstruction (174);
Traditional history (173);
Linguistic identification (197);
Ceramic technology (323);
Community structure (621);
Classes (565);
Congregations (794);
Form and rules of government (642);
Chief executive (643);
Inter-ethnic relations (629);
Warfare (726);
Aftermath of combat (727);
Tillage (241);
Domesticated animals (231);
Vegetable production (244);
Special crops (249);
Deliberative councils (646);
Administrative agencies (647);
Castes (564);
Labor supply and employment (464);
Internal trade (438);
Real property (423);
Family relationships (593);
Extended families (596);
Kin relationships (602);
Marriage (580);
Gender status (562);
Slavery (567);
Status, role, and prestige (554);
Normal garb (291);
Special garments (292);
Dwellings (342);
Polygamy (595);
Cosmology (772);
Mythology (773);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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, political organization, and religious life.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
2
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
mp14-002
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Component part(s), monograph
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146)
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is a ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data
Anthropologist-4
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1390-1955
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kaffa, Ethiopia
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Kaffa (African people)--History
