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Title:Matrilineal descent: the Lele
Author:Mair, L.ISNI
Book title:African societies
Year:1974
Pages:67-81
Language:English
Geographic term:Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Subjects:Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo)
matriarchy
Abstract:Based on 'The Lele of the Kasai' by M. Douglas, 1963. The Lele live in Zaire. This chapter discusses Lele marriages rules political organization and their rituals.