AY Honor African Lore Requirements

African Lore

Skill Level

1

Year

2001

Version

13.05.2026

Approval authority

General Conference

1. Be able to name and locate at least ten different African tribes of the present day and name several outstanding features of each.

2. Complete the following:

a. Select for study an African Tribe. (If you belong to an African Tribe, select one other than your own.)

b. Find out detailed information on the tribe selected, in the following areas:
(1) Eating habits
(2) Initiation ceremony
(3) Witch doctors
(4) Living and worship conditions
(5) Education
(6) Burials
(7) Money
(8) Dress
(9) Industry

3. Tell an African folk story bringing out its moral.

4. Make a collection of at least 15 objects manufactured by African tribes (other than your own).