Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern KenyaClan relationships exceed the bounds of the pastoral Rendille, Gabbra, Sakuya, & Somali ethnic groups These affiliations are useful for political & herding needs. This book gives cultural & linguistic information on each of the above tribal groups. |
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Page 22
Traditionally , the social structure of the Sakuye becomes focused and visualised
in the jila ceremonies when a new set of ... About this ceremony we read in the
colonial Isiolo District Annual Reports : The chief event of their ( the Sakuye ) year
...
Traditionally , the social structure of the Sakuye becomes focused and visualised
in the jila ceremonies when a new set of ... About this ceremony we read in the
colonial Isiolo District Annual Reports : The chief event of their ( the Sakuye ) year
...
Page 69
Here I simply enumerate the main elements common to Gabbra and Rendille
which enable us to recognise a ceremony as almodo , or related to it , if we find it
elsewhere . Milk At almodo , on three occasions , one a week , female sheep and
...
Here I simply enumerate the main elements common to Gabbra and Rendille
which enable us to recognise a ceremony as almodo , or related to it , if we find it
elsewhere . Milk At almodo , on three occasions , one a week , female sheep and
...
Page 249
What happens is that on the eve of a ritual bath which is part of the ceremony ,
the participants throw their headgear ( tadeyó ) ... The Rendille have an elaborate
calendar and never perform any ceremonies at unspecified times ' rather later ' .
What happens is that on the eve of a ritual bath which is part of the ceremony ,
the participants throw their headgear ( tadeyó ) ... The Rendille have an elaborate
calendar and never perform any ceremonies at unspecified times ' rather later ' .
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Contents
Alternative forms of inclusion of clans into major units | 2 |
Clan phratry tribe ethnic group as defined by empirical | 8 |
Sakuye clan list | 21 |
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Common terms and phrases
According age set age-set Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals asked became become believed belong Boran British brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders elements established ethnic fact father gaal Gaalorra Gabbra Galbo Garre girl give given groups hand herd identity important Islam joined Kenya killed language later lineage lived lost marked marriage married means migration Miigo milk moiety months moved Muslim northern Odoola origin Oromo phratry present qallu recent refer relationship Rendille ritual rules Saale Sakuye Samburu Schlee seen senior separated settlement shared side similar social society Somali sons sorio split stayed subclan traditions tribe woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Volume 5 of Cultural Politics International African Institute Seminar Studies Issue 5 of International African library, ISSN 0951-1377 |
| Author | Günther Schlee |
| Contributor | International African Institute |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press for the International African Institute, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0719030102, 9780719030109 |
| Length | 278 pages |
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