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Dinka Bride #2 Wood Print
by Gloria Ssali
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Dinka Bride #2 wood print by Gloria Ssali. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and added depth of a wood print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 3/4" thick maple wood. There are D-clips on the back of the print for mounting it to your wall using mounting hooks and nails (included).
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Marriage is obligatory among the Dinka. Every male is expected to raise a family and can marry as many wives as possible. Relatives marry to the... more
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Artist's Description
Marriage is obligatory among the Dinka. Every male is expected to raise a family and can marry as many wives as possible. Relatives marry to the ghost of a male who died in infancy �many �ghost fathers� exist among the Dinka.
The bride price differs from one Dinka section to the other. It ranges from some tens (Upper Nile) to a few hundreds (Bahr el Ghazal). In the same way the bride price is raised by the groom�s family � contribution, it is distributed accordingly (uncle to uncle, brother to brother, etc.) in the Bride�s clan.
Chief�s daughters fetch more cattle in the same way chief�s son is expected to pay more cattle for his wife. University graduates fetch more bride prices; a factor that is likely to positively affect enrolment of girls in schools. Like other Nilotics, sex among the Dinka is only for social reproduction. Thus, fornication is prohibited; adulterers are despised and heavily fined, sometimes this may b...
About Gloria Ssali
Welcome to my gallery! Born into a family fascinated by the sciences both natural and conventional I was led by a kind and inspirational mother and a wonderful father to lean toward the sciences in life. I have been on an artistic journey from my youth, when first shown the delights of art and clay at GCSE, then after a period of absence found an local adult workshop where I was reintroduced to working in ceramics and also where I made my first venture into making my currently available pottery items.I am a naive artist . I love to look at the world as it is not how it should be. I was encouraged to enjoy art and its very nature individualism and its challenges to see and then create what has not been done before. The newness of...
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Gloria Ssali
thank you Lenore
Lenore Senior
Another vote. Beautiful!
Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
Christiane Schulze
Awesome colors and expression Gloria, love it (F/L)
Gloria Ssali
thank you Alfred
Alfred Motzer
Very impressive and aesthetic artwork, enhanced by your informative and educating description, Gloria! v/f
Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
Chris Bivins
love the vibrancy of this ... captures a visual interpretation of energy and the culture im sure
Gloria Ssali
thank you Ayan
Ayan Ghoshal
As usual very nice........!
Gloria Ssali
thank you everyone truly for your awesome support it is much appreciated
Bob Orsillo
Wow Gloria so many fantastic colors - so beautiful is your art! ... v/f/su
Xueling Zou
What a colorful painting with a very interesting culture background!! Love it, well done Gloria!! Many thanks for your lovely feedback, I really appreciate it!!
Lenore Senior
Great use of primary colors, striking and beautiful, v/f
Therese Alcorn
Gorgeous composition and colouring, Gloria - and your descriptions are so fantastic!!!
Christiane Schulze
Awesome painting Gloria .....love the beautiful colors and style - Chris.(F/V)
Lourry Legarde
Wow such vibrant colors! Another great painting, Gloria!
Otis L Stanley
I dig this work. Thanks for the description information. peace, O.
Dean Harte
wonderfully colorful and happy work Gloria, V/F!
Jolanta Anna Karolska
What a colourful and happy occasion for the Dinka Bride..just read your interesting and detailed history...how interesting ...wonderful expression and movement Gloria.... fav vote
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Wow ! Gloria, what an awesome color expression in this painting. Love the boldness of your use of colors...... F,v, SU. ________ Ana