Peoples of the Middle Niger Region Northern Nigeria: Western Africa Part XV (Ethnographic Survey of Africa)

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers. Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- RIVERAIN PEOPLES OF YAURI AND BORGU (Gungawa and Yaurawa [Bareshe], Bakarawa, Lopawa, and Larawa) -- Nomenclature: population: location: languages: traditions of origin: affiliations: neighbouring tribes -- Physical environment: economy -- technology, etc.: house-types: forms of settlement -- Physical type: dress, tribal markings, etc. -- Social and political organization -- Life-cycle -- Religious beliefs and practices -- PEOPLES OF KONTAGORA AND ZURU -- I. Kambari -- Nomenclature: location: population -- History: traditions of origin -- Language -- Physical environment and economy: technology, arts and crafts: forms of settlement -- Physical type: dress, tribal marks etc. -- Social and political organization -- Life-cycle -- Religious beliefs -- II. Dakakari -- Nomenclature: location: demography: history: language -- Physical environment: economy: technology: arts and crafts: trading -- Forms of settlement -- Mental and physical characteristics -- Social and political organization -- Life-cycle -- Religion -- Summary calendar of events and activities -- III. Dukawa -- Nomenclature: location: population -- History: traditions of origin -- Language -- Physical environment: economy -- Technology, arts and crafts -- Forms of settlement -- Physical and mental characteristics -- Social and political organization -- Life-cycle -- Religious beliefs -- PEOPLES OF THE NORTH-EASTERN HINTERLAND OF THE MIDDLE NIGER -- I. Achipawa -- Nomenclature: population: location: language: traditions of origin: affiliations -- Physical environment: economy: technology, etc.: house-types: forms of settlement -- Physical type: dress: personal adornment -- Social and political organization -- Life-cycle -- Religious beliefs and practices