The Wolof of Senegambia: Western Africa Part XIV
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Note on Orthography -- Grouping and Demography -- Nomenclature -- Distribution -- Maps of the area -- Demography -- population -- density -- migrations -- size of settlements -- Tribal intermixture -- Physical characteristics -- History and Traditions of Origin -- Origins -- The traditional origin of Wolof rule -- History -- general outlines -- history of the southern zone (Sine-Salum) -- Language -- Literature -- proverbs -- riddles -- secret languages -- stories -- legends, history, etc. -- songs -- religious literature -- school books -- Physical Environment -- Climate -- seasons -- rainfall -- Vegetation -- Economy -- Crops -- Farming methods -- Agriculture in the northern zone -- Farming calendar -- Livestock -- Organization and division of labour -- Land tenure -- Trade -- Fishing -- Hunting -- Natural products -- Food and drink -- kola nuts -- tobacco -- Crafts -- blacksmiths -- silversmiths and goldsmiths -- pottery -- leatherwork -- weaving -- dyeing -- basketwork -- woodwork -- hairdressing -- Settlements and housing -- rural settlements -- urban houses -- Social Organization and Political System -- Social organization -- Social stratification -- Descent groups -- Terms of kinship and affinity -- Local groups -- the village -- village groups -- Mobility -- Age grouping -- Marriage -- Joking relationships -- Friendship -- Political system -- chieftainship, and government in the Wolof states -- Law -- civil disputes -- criminal procedure -- marriage law -- Inheritance -- Life Cycle -- Birth -- Naming ceremony -- Wolof names -- Carrying a child for the first time -- Circumcision -- Marriage -- betrothal -- taka (tying the marriage) -- the marriage-payments -- mur (covering the bride) or chet