Africa, المجلد 57

activities administration African Studies agricultural analysis animals appear associated Assongu authority become called cattle central chief chiefdom colonial concerned cult culture customary law deceased dependants discussion dominant economic especially example fact farm female figures force furnace given groups herd herders History household important increase individual inheritance initiation Institute International International African involved iron Kuba labour land languages less lineage living London major male means Native nature noted origins particular pastoral period person Phoka political position possession practice present problems production projects published refer region relations relationship relatively represent ritual roots smelting social society Southern specific spirit structure success Swahili symbols traditional University University Press village women