ABSTRACT

This material on land tenure forms part of the date. collected during two tours in Nigeria, between 1934 and 1937, while the author was the holder of a Leverbulme Research Fellowship for anthropological work among the Ibo people.

chapter I|1 pages

Introduction

chapter II|3 pages

The Village of Umueke Agbaja

chapter III|1 pages

Mythical Basis of Rights Over Land

chapter IV|18 pages

Ownership Tenure in Umueke Agbaja

chapter V|5 pages

Pledging Land

chapter VII|1 pages

‘Showing’ Land for Housebuilding

chapter VIII|3 pages

Women and the Use of the Land

chapter |4 pages

Genealogical Tables