j966.7 / KOS
Asante, the Gold Coast
Philip Koslow. 1996.
Like many of the more than 800 ethnic groups which make up the peoples of Africa, the Asante of present-day Ghana have a keen sense of the past. Although primarily a textual representation of the oral history of the Akan, this title in the Kingdoms of Africa series includes information of the art and culture of the clan and contains some black and white and full color illustrations.

j916 / KRE
Come with me to Africa, a photographic journey
Gregory Scott Kreikemeier. 1993.
Come with me to Africa is a photo safari across the continent of Africa with observations on the daily life and rituals of it's inhabitants.

j966.68 / COT
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in pictures
1988.
The land, history and government, the people and the economy are covered in this photo essay on the Ivory Coast. Among the many ethnic groups included are the Baule, Dan, and Senufo.

j966.2 / AZU
Dogon
Chukwuna Azuonye. 1996.
The traditions and history of the Dogon people of Mali and Burkina Faso are presented in this readable, well-indexed volume in the Heritage Library of African Peoples..

960.03/ ENC
Encyclopedia of Africa
1976.
Although dated, this encyclopedia includes a comprehensive guide to peoples and languages, a lengthy gazetteer of places, and a section on art and architecture.

j960 / HAS
From Afar to Zulu, a dictionary of African cultures
1995.
In this dictionary, the three to five page entries are arranged
alphabetically by culture name. Articles begin with a map and pronunciation of the name, as well as population figures, location, language, and primary foods. Black and white photos and sketches appear throughout. The appendix lists additional African cultures and their locations.

j966.7 / HIN
Ghana
Martin Hintz. 1987.
In addition to information on the country and it's peoples, this volume in the Enchantment of the World series includes an eight page section of brief facts and an extensive index.

j967.6209 / SHA
Growing up Masai
Tom Schachtman. 1981.
As he follows two young members of the Masai through a typical day, the author describes what it is like to grow up in a nomadic tribe of herdsmen who live on the African savanna, by the side of the white mountain, Kilimanjaro.

j966.9 / OGB
Igbo
Kalu Ogboa. 1995.
Information is included in this volume in the Heritage Library of African Peoples on the social structure of the Igbo, their belief in complementary dualism, and the history of the Igbo people.

299.683 / KAR
The handbook of Yoruba religious concepts
Baba Ifa Karade. 1994.
This handbook written by a Chief and Ifa priest includes the historical conditions which gave birth to the religious and cultural definitions of the Yoruba, as well as the tenets of Yoruba-African religious thought.

j967.62 / PAT
Kenya
1993.
Kenya, best known to the rest of the world for its wildlife, is a collection of many different peoples, from the Maasai to the Kikuyu. Included in this volume of the Cultures of the World series are sections on the lifestyle, religion, language, arts, festivals and food of this African nation.

j967.62 / ZEL
Maasai
Tiyambe Zeleza. 1994.
This volume in the Heritage Library of African Peoples contains information on the social life and customs of the inhabitants of the Rift Valley of East Africa and of the highlands of central Kenya and northern Tanzania.

j966.9 / LEV
Nigeria
Patricia Levy. 1993.
The focus of this volume in the Cultures of the World series is the current lifestyles of those who inhabit the largest and wealthiest country in West Africa. Also offered are insights into the values, beliefs, and customs of the people.

j966.9 / ADE
Nigeria, one nation, many cultures
Hassan Adeeb and Bonnetta Adeeb. 1996.
Nigeria is home to people with more than four hundred languages and dialects. Included in this brief overview of the country and it's cultures are the Ibo and Yoruba.

j967.62 / MAR
Olbalbal, a day in Maasailand
Barbara A. Margolies. 1994.
This book chronicles a day in the village of Obalbal, Tanzania.

j967.62 / SWI
Pokot
Ciarunji Chesaina Swinimer. 1994.
The arts of body makeup and ornamentation are of great importance among the Pokot, a people who live in the Upper Rift Valley of Western Kenya. Their politics and society, history, culture, and daily life are presented in this volume in the Heritage Library of African Peoples.

j966.201 / MCK
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay, life in Medieval Africa.
Patricia and Fredrick McKissack. 1994).
The civilizations of the Western Sudan are revealed in this account of their history from A.D. 500 to 1700. The authors have woven together griots' tales, Arabic chronicles, and modern research to illuminate the culture of the peoples of this area.

j960 / HOL
Samburu
Jon Holtzman. 1995.
The Samburu are a livestock-herding tribe living in the arid plains and semideserts of northern Kenya. This volume in the Heritage Library of African Peoples includes information on the people, land, social organization, religion and rituals, and daily life of the tribe.

j966.2301 / BIO/Sundiata
Sundiata, lion king of Mali
David Wisniewski. 1992.
"Listen to me, children of the Bright Country, and hear the great deeds of ages past..." This biography of the great Lion King was distilled from the oral tradition of the griots and is illustrated with striking cut-paper images.

j967.804 / TAN
Tanzania
1989.
The richness and variety of daily life is highlighted in the Children of the World series. Tanzania introduces one child, twelve-year-old Rajabu, and his family. Each volume in the series also contains a brief section on information about the country, a bibliography, a list of research topics, and suggestions for related activity projects.

j966.9 / KOS
Yorubaland, the flowering of genius
Philip Koslow. 1996.
The Yoruba, inhabitants of the West African forest are portrayed in this volume of the Kingdoms of Africa series as the creators of magnificent sculpture in clay, copper and the lost-wax method of bronze casting. The text which is mainly historical in content is accompanied by two picture essays on Yoruba sculpture.

j968.91 / SHE
Zimbabwe
Sean Sheehan. 1993.
The geography, history, religion, arts, festivals, and lifestyles of the diverse peoples of Zimbabwe are included in this volume of the Cultures of the World series.

j967.804 / MAR
Rehema's journey, a visit in Tanzania
Barbara A. Margolies. 1990.
An African child's journey to the Ngorongoro Crater and to Waarusha and Maasai villages.

West Africa
j398.20966 / ONY
Chinye, a West African folk tale
Obi Onyefulu. 1994.
An Igbo tale.

j960 / ONY
A is for Africa
Ifeoma Onyefulu. 1993.
About the people of Nigeria.

j960 / ONY
Emeka's gift, an African counting story
Ifeoma Onyefulu. 1995.
About the people of Nigeria.

j398.2 / FUJ
Fourteen hundred Cowries, and other African tales
Abayomi Fuja. 1971.
32 Yoruba folktales.

299.6 / COU
Tales of Yoruba gods and heroes
Harold Courlander. 1973.
Myths, legends and heroic tales of the Yoruba people of West Africa.

j398.20966 / AND
The origin of life on earth
David A. Anderson. 1991.
A Yoruba myth.

j398.20966 / MED
The singing man, adapted from a West African folktale
Angela Shelf Medearis. 1994.
A story based on a folktale told by the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria.

j811.54 / OLA
The distant talking drum, poems from Nigeria
Isaac Olaleye. 1995.