Speaking about Herero's culture ...

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Because the men were responsible for the cattle, the Herero adopted a system of patriarcal descent, which traced a person's ancestors through their father's family.


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At the same time they kept the system of matrilineal descent, which traced a person's ancestors back through the mother's family.


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So they developed a double clan descent system.

Other Bantu groups such as the Owambo continue to use the matrilineal system.


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