Re: help with literature

E J Sobo (E.J.Sobo@DURHAM.AC.UK)
Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:55:50 +0100

There was an article on this general subject in a special issue of
medical anthropology. Here is the ref:
*Brink, P.J. The Fattening Room Among the Annang of Nigeria. Medical
Anthropology 12:131-143, 1989.

--EJ.


On Tue, 18 Apr 1995, Barbara Watson
wrote:

> April 17, 1995
>
> Can someone help me with literature on the custom of fattening up
> pubescent girls among the Hottentots or other ethnic groups? Thank you
> very much! barbara watson
> bwatson@sciences.sdsu.edu
>

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