essay
Hoes and clothes in a Luo household: changing consumption in a colonial economy, 1906-1936
african material culture • Bloomington • Published In 1996 • Pages: 243-261
By: Hay, Margaret Jean.
Abstract
This article explores changes in material culture that took place in western Kenya before the Second World War as a direct result of British colonial rule and the complex forces it set in motion. It shows how rural Luo adopted newly imported iron hoe and a wide variety of western clothing using cash income obtained from wage work and cash crop sale. The article also discusses the role played by European missionaries as agents of culture change.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field Date
- 1968-1973
- Coverage Date
- 1906-1936
- Coverage Place
- Luoland, Kenya
- Notes
- Margaret Jean Hay
- Includes bibliographical references ( p. 260-261)
- LCCN
- 95040501
- LCSH
- Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people)