In the Palauan matrilineal system, which still exists, nuclear families and extended families, called clans, were related through the mother's side of the family. The mother's brother had a role ...
Today, we will say what most Malawi don’t like. Who cares? Payere Payere. First, the Ngoni were patrilineal and believed in a centralised form of administration, says Parsons. They paid dowry to the ...
That's why the matrilineal side of your family is called the "distaff side".) If you spin with a distaff of the type shown here, you can walk and spin (with a spindle) at the same time. Other types of ...
Despite women’s centrality in family and clan dynamics where the children take the clan name of their mother, they remain sidelined in key decision-making bodies like the Dorbar Shnong or A·kingrangni ...