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Social life in Fanti-land
Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britian and Ireland • XXVI • Published In 1897 • Pages: 128-153
By: Connolly, R. M..
Abstract
Connolly's travel account includes a description of tribal life among the Fanti tribes, their physical characteristics, language, personal and place names, marriage rites and burial customs, poetry and folklore, family relations and tenure, beliefs and superstitions, totems and fetishes, magic and charms, crop production and food habits.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Angelica Baumann ; 1954
- Field Date
- ca. 1895
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Fanti; Ghana
- Notes
- by R. M. Connolly
- LCSH
- Twi (African peoples)