essay
The Gwi Bushmen
hunters and gatherers today • New York • Published In 1972 • Pages: 271-326
By: Silberbauer, George B..
Abstract
This article presents a clear, succinct account of the traditional ethnography of the Gwi Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, South Africa. The major topics discussed in this source are language, geography, the economy, spatial disposition of the population (in terms of food supply), inter-band relationships, division of labor, marriage patterns, kinship, socialization processes, religion and social change. The author, a government official, was employed by the British Colonial Service as District Officer in the Bechuanaland (Botswana) Protectorate from 1953-1957, and later served as Bushmen Survey Officer from 1958-1966. The Gwi live in the Kade area, where Sugawara and Tanaka also carried out their fieldwork (See documents nos. 23, 25, 27, 41, and 42)
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1958-1966
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1966
- Coverage Place
- Gwi, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
- Notes
- George B. Silberbauer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-326)
- LCCN
- 70179547
- LCSH
- San (African people)