'Rimi (Nyaturu) Box 8: Testimonies and notes LXXII-LXXXIII'.

Correspondence, copy correspondence and notes relating to research. Detailed list at front. Topics include information on the Iramba and other tribes, spread of Islam amongst the Wanyaturu, women's initiation ceremonies, irrigated settlement, puberty rites, symbolism. Correspondence concerning the...

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Order number: PP MS 57, Jellicoe, Box 8
Date(s) of creation: 1960s
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: PP MS 57, Jellicoe, Box 8
Summary: Correspondence, copy correspondence and notes relating to research. Detailed list at front. Topics include information on the Iramba and other tribes, spread of Islam amongst the Wanyaturu, women's initiation ceremonies, irrigated settlement, puberty rites, symbolism. Correspondence concerning the identification of plant samples. Information on research in Puma on the connection between myth and history. `The way of life of the Wanyaturu', paper by MJ, 1960 with correspondence with Harold K Schneider discussing the work.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Nyaturu
File number: 8
Format: Archive