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Nkundo society

Kongo-Overzee6 • Published In 1940 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1-12 [original: 148-161 ]

By: Boelaert, E., Sprey, Helen N..

Abstract
This article is a brief synthesis of Nkundu social organization. Phases of the culture touched upon include the patriarchal 'clan,' kinship terminology, and relationships, the property system, exogamy, and kin relationships with the maternal clan and other clans. Material on what Boelaert calls 'clans' has been placed in category 613 Lineages. Boelaert is a Belgian ethnologist who has worked in the Congo for many years.
Subjects
Ethos
Community structure
Lineages
Localized kin groups
Kin relationships
Kinship terminology
Inter-community relations
culture
Mongo
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Central Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1959
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1940
Coverage Place
Congo Basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Notes
E. Boelaert
Translation of: [De Nkundo-Maatschappij]
Translated for the HRAF files by Helen N. Sprey
LCSH
Mongo (African people)