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
Meyer, Hans, 1858-1929
Handzik, Helmut
Title:
The Barundi: an ethnological study of German East
Africa
Published By: Original publisher
Leipzig: Ott Spamer. 1916. HRAF ms: 1-293 p. [original:
xiv, 205 p., 55 end plates] [incomplete]
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
Hans Meyer
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2010. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Barundi (FO58)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Tillage (241);
Domesticated animals (231);
Settlement patterns (361);
Topography and geology (133);
Descriptive somatology (142);
Racial identification (144);
Traditional history (173);
Ethnic stratification (563);
Occupational specialization (463);
Acculturation and culture contact (177);
Diet (262);
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs (276);
Transmission of skills (868);
General tools (412);
External trade (439);
Chief executive (643);
Military organization (701);
Music (533);
External trade (439);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
As a result of keen personal observations and extensive
research into contemporary literature, Meyer's account of the Rundi and their country is
characterized by thoroughness and an evident desire for accuracy. Being a geographer, his
interest in the material culture is varied and extensive. Included in his account are
descriptions of the physical environment; agriculture and animal husbandry; utensils,
tools, and weapons; handicraft industries; food, clothing and housing; and trade and means
of communication. Other aspects of Rundi culture, such as social and political
organization, marriage, religion, medicine, life cycle, forms of recreation, and folk
knowledge are also well presented. The Rundi are composed of three distinct and highly
stratified ethnic elements--the Bahutu, Batussi, and Batwa. In marking for this source,
category 563 (Ethnic Stratification) has been used only when it is necessary to highlight
the racial and cultural differences of these three groups. The data on 'clan' has been
marked for 614 (Sibs).
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
1
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.
fo58-001
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 translation from German
Note:
Translation of: [Die Barundi: Eine volkerkundliche
Studie aus Deutsch-Ostafrika] Includes bibliographical references Translated for the HRAF
files by Helmut Handzik in 1959| Pages 151-205 and some non-descriptive passages in other
parts of the text have been omitted
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1911
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
Geographer-5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Robert Lee ; 1959
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1812-1911
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Burundi
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Rundi (African people)
