Social identity and craft specialization among toro iron workers in western Uganda

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-121

  Childs, S Terry ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84870808109     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.1998.8.1.109     Document Type: Article

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