FEMALE LIFE HISTORY FORM 6
KalahariProject: Female Life History Form
KalahariProject: Female Life History Form
1.Id: KUNG
2.Recorder: KUNG GIRL3. 25/5/20164. Subject’s NISA5. Current age: 14 years old
6.Age estimate from
Certificate 37 YEARS
Body Size -40 YEARS
Life History -38 YEARS
Birth Rank -34 YEARS
Noteson estimating age:
7.Current Marital Status: Divorced
8.How many times have you been married? 3 times 9. Have you hadyour first menses? YES10. If yes, how long ago? Dry seasons ago
How old were you? 15 YEARS
Estimated age at first menses 16 YEARS.
11.The age I got married. I was 16 when I got married12. How oldwere you when you had your first child? I was 17 years
Years after first menses? 28 years
Years of marriage? 15 years
13.How many times have you given birth? Four times
14.Was any of these stillbirths or late term miscarriages? I don’tcare to say15. Were any of these early-term miscarriages?Yes16. How many children have you had? Four children
17.How many of your kids are still alive? None, two died when they wereyoung while the other two died when they were old enough18. Howmany grandchildren do you have? None 19. Did you or do you useany forms of contraception? No
21.What qualities are important to you (i.e. Nisa) in your choice ofhusbands?
A man who is handsome
A man who is highly respected
A man who is faithful
A good hunter
A man who works harder
A man who has not had other lovers
A respectable man
A man who is my age
OtherQualities
I would not wish to have a man with more than one woman
If individual is deceased
Relation (Circle one)
Birth year
Alive? Yes/no
Life stages at death
Cause of death
Page reference
Parents
Mother
Gau
Yes
Father
Chuko
Yes
Children
/
Father
Gau
Yes
So Da
Nisa
Yes
So Da
Dau
Yes
So Da
Kumsa
Yes
Brothers and sisters
Bro Siz
Full sib
Ma:
Fa:
Kang
Kau
No
No
A
A
0
0
133
133
Bro Siz
½ sib
Ma:
Fa:
Lam
Tikay
Yes
Yes
Bro Siz
Full sib ½ sib
Ma:
Fa:
Kunla
Twi
Yes
no
33
Bro Siz
Full sib
Ma:
Fa:
Tashay
Tswana
No
no
27
25
Bro Siz
½ sib
Ma:
Fa:
Bo
Nukha
No
No
C
D
45
15
100
120
AgeEstimation
Theage estimation was made based on the life experiences and periods ofthe characters in the story. In essence, the way they reacted todifferent situation and is a clear implication of how different agesreact. For instance, some characters argument on sexuality and lovetriangle is fundamentally based on their age. They lack etiquette intheir textual symmetry and thus, we can estimate their age to bethose of young people.
Reference
Shostak,M. (2014). Nisa:The life and words of a! Kung woman.Routledge