Ju/'hoansi Flashcards
Where are the jo’/hansi located
Southern Africa; Angola, Botswana, Zambia,Namibia
Some anthropologists claim that the jo’/hansi are the “roots” of the human familiy tree.
T or F?
True
Johansi language is the most complex of that on earth.
Tor F?
true
the johansi had about 300,000 people in their tribe pre 1650’s.
TorF?
True
What type of marginal environment do the johansi live in?
the Kalahari Desert
What is the main source of subsistance for the johansi?
The Johansi tribeis considered a foraging tribe.
60%-80% nuts, fruits, berries, melons, small game gathered by females.
20%-30% meat from larger game hunted by males.
Adults spend on average 2-3 days per week acquiring food. They can collect 50 lbs of food in one foray.
T or F?
true
How are the johasi’s camps set up?
Round grass huts in a circle facing on another.
What is the typical number of people within a johansi band?
10-30 people
What are the three characteristics of egalitariarianism?
- No political power
- No military police
- Lead by persuasion and influence
authority, no power
kinship
Complex system of relationship.
Joking relationships
grandmas,sibilngs and nonrelatives
Typically marriage is arranged at birth within the johansi tribe.
T orF?
True
marrige by capture
the bride is captured and forced into a relatioship with her future groom.
What is the insulting of the meat?
Whenever a hunter makes a kill, he is ceaselessly teased and ridiculed (in a friendly, joking fashion) to prevent him from becoming too proud or egotistical. The meat itself is then distributed evenly among the entire social group, rather than kept by the hunter.
What are the five mechanisms for maintaining egalitarianism?
Flexible group membership insulting meat songs hexaro exchange [IOU] Reciprocity
The johansi’s economic system is based on reciprocity.
True
Hexaro Exchange
System of gift giving used to foster friendly relations and redistribute goods.
Gangawasi
Ancestral ghosts responsible for illness and misfortune.
N/um
Spiritual energy used to counteract Gangawasi and cure sickness.
40 years ago 75% of the johansi were mainly farmers.
False
They were mostly foragers 40 years ago.
Today, most rely on farming
Today, the johansi lands are separated by borders into sedentary villages.
T or F?
True
what health problems do the johansi experience today?
Cirgarret addiction
Alcohol abuse
divorce rate
Government restrictions on hunting have no affect on the johansii tribe’s customs.
T or F?
False
The governement’s restrictions on hunting has forced this tribe out of the hunter/gatherer custom into a more modern reliance on government and farming for subsistence.
