Social Structure

A fundamental feature of the social structure, with wide-ranging implications and repercussions as to how the Gadaba perceive their own society and even their “natural” environment, is the division into “clans,” more specifically, totemic exogamous patrilineal descent categories called bonso. The Gutob Gadaba make use of four of the eight categories common in the region (cobra (hantal), tiger (killo), sun (kora), and monkey (golori)), whereas the Ollar Gadaba employ all eight …