ABSTRACT
Among stratified pastoral peoples the keeping of several kinds of animals is usually a prominent feature. As a rule it is those who keep cattle who have succeeded in establishing their superiority to those who have only sheep and goats. It is also worthy of remark that the introduction of a different animal disturbs the traditional organization and places the economic system on another basis, as in the case of the Jakuts. The tribes of the Tuareg make a distinction among themselves based on social superiority. The economic basis of the Tuareg is the camel. The respect paid to a man is measured by the number of camels he possesses, although he may also have donkeys, goats, sheep, and houses, gardens, and slaves. The camels were distinguished, apart from being provided with marks of ownership, by very minute gradations of size and colour.
