Dinka Bride - South Sudan #46
by Gloria Ssali
Title
Dinka Bride - South Sudan #46
Artist
Gloria Ssali
Medium
Painting - Acrylics On Canvas
Description
In the African nation of Sudan, Dinka tribesmen celebrate an engagement with a party. During the dowry dance, men try to impress the family of the bride by jumping as high as possible.
Traditionally, the family of the groom has offered cattle, often as many as 100 animals, to the family of the bride. Families of men competing for the affection of one young woman would try to outdo each other by offering more cattle than their rivals. However, the brutal civil war that has been raging in the Sudan for the past 40 years has so disrupted agriculture that cattle are rarely given. Instead, families pledge to give cattle once the war is over and they are again able to do so.
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April 8th, 2016
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Comments (18)
Elizabeth Tillar
Gloria, this is a stunningly beautiful painting. The dress of the Dinka bride is gorgeous; such great colors! And the composition is so wonderful; I love the bride flanked by the cattle. The description is both fascinating and helpful. I also love the detail, the style, and the traditional/cultural import of this fine work of art! l/f/g+
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Love the selection and use of colors in this!! Very beautiful and interesting story telling art. L/F
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