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Figure 17: Territorial sections in Turkana by 1900.
Source: Lamphear (1992:42).
Territorial sections give its members social identity; those who belong to
the same territorial section have similar social activities and a sense of
protection. Members of the territorial section would be identified by the
way they brand domestic animals, body decoration and socio-economic
activities that are common to them. Territorial sections define limits of
ownership or accessibility of members to pastures, water, and salt licks. In
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