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What kind of political organization is characterized as being acephalous, or having no head:?

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An acephalous society is a society which lacks political leaders or hierarchies. Such groups are also known as egalitarian or non-stratified societies. Typically these societies are small-scale, organized into bands or tribes. The Igbo Nation in West Africa is alleged to be acephalous.

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