Generally however, in Alur society, men herded the domestic animals, grew the crops, built the huts, hunted, fished, and dominated political life. The women were responsible for keeping house, rearing the children and cooking. Many of the men's jobs are bound to strict times (they hunted in large groups just once a month for example).

Traditionally, the Alur live in grass-thatched huts. The homesteads in Alur clans are in the central part of their territory. This helps keeps the territory under their control. The Alur were farmer-herders. The Alur grew (and grow) millet, cassava, maize, sweet potatoes, spinach, and pumpkins. They herded cattle, goats, and chickens.

2024年3月14日 · The Alur architecture consists of round or rectangular huts made of grass, reeds, poles, and mud. The Alur architecture is designed to provide shelter, comfort, and security. The Alur architecture is also decorated with paintings, carvings, and symbols.

2012年10月2日 · Alur hut The ground plan is the usual circular style, without any support pillars. A small window is built into the wall on either side of the entrance to let in sufficient light and cool air.

2024年3月14日 · Day-to-day life Traditionally, the Alur live in grass-thatched huts. The homesteads in Alur clans are in the central part of their territory. This helps keeps the territory under their control. The Alur were farmer-herders. The Alur grew (and grow) millet, cassava, maize, sweet potatoes, spinach, and pumpkins.

2019年1月1日 · Traditionally, the Alur live in grass-thatched huts. The homesteads in Alur clans lay in the central part of their territory. This helps keeps the territory under their control. The Alur were farmer-herders. The Alur grew (and grow) millet, cassava, maize, sweet potatoes, spinach, and pumpkins. They herded cattle, goats, and chickens.

Some two-fifths of the Alur live in Uganda and three-fifths in Zaire. Location. Alur territory occupies the northwestern shores of Lake Albert and of the Albert Nile, which runs out of it. The lacustrine and riverine areas have an elevation of about 600 meters, and the land rises from the lake at a steep escarpment.

Southall, Aidan (1958). "Oedipus in Alur Folklore." Uganda Journal 22(2): 167-169. Reprinted in Oedipus: A Folklore Casebook, edited by Lowell Edmunds and Alan Dundes, 35-39. New York: Garland. Southall, Aidan (1960). "Alur Homicide and Suicide." In African Homicide and Suicide, edited by Paul Bohannan, 214-229. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton ...

The Alur are one of the various ethnic groups that inhabit the West Nile part of Uganda. They live amongst the Okebu, Lendu, Kakwa, Aringa and other ethnic groups of West Nile. However, unlike their neighbours who are Sudanic, the Alur are Luo.