Tiie Masai Age-Group System as a Guide to Tribal Chronology
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Date
1956
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Fosbrooke
Abstract
The Masai provide a classic example of the Nilo-hamitic linear age-group system. Many aye set names have heen recorded, particularly by Hollis at the turn of the century: the earliest, those of Krapf, dale back a further 50 years. The. dating of such sets has, however presented considerable difficulty. The situation is confused by the fact that the Kwavi, a branch of the Masai, practiced a parallel system, similar in ceremonial and political significance but with different group names; the differing origins of such names was not always appreciated and this led to the impression that the system had greater depth than in fact existed
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Available in Print form, East Africana Collection, Dr Wilbert Chagula Library, ( EAF FOS F33)
Keywords
Masai (African people), Tribal Chronology, Nilo-hamitic, age-group system
Citation
Fosbrooke, Henry A. (1956) Tiie Masai Age-Group System as a Guide to Tribal Chronology