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Kipsigi

Member of a people of the western highlands of Kenya. Once a pastoral people, they are now agriculturalists and have organized many farming cooperatives. They have no centralized political organization; their form of government is a system of age sets based on initiation. They were great warriors, with a well-organized military structure.



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Thus, culturally successful Kipsigis men are preferred marriage partners because they provide the resources women need to keep their children alive and healthy.
Evolution of human mate choice by Byrd-Craven, Jennifer / The Journal of Sex Research
Women's strategies in polygamous marriage: Kipsigis, Datoga, and other East Africa cases.
Principles of social work practice in the Muslim Arab world by Graham, John R. / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
Optimizing offspring: The quantity-quality tradeoff in agropastoral Kipsigis.
Gender, masculinity, and reproduction: anthropological perspectives by Inhorn, Marcia C. / International Journal of Men's Health
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