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Image:
6.50" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 13.50"
Dinka Groom - South Sudan Framed Print
by Gloria Ssali
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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 Marcia
Marcia Colelli
Very beautiful image with wonderful textures and colors. L/F
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much friends for your nice congrats and thank you so much to the buyer from Toronto ON for buying this print
Georgia Mizuleva
Congratulations! Splendid.
Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
Christiane Schulze
Wonderful expressive work Gloria - Chris (F/V)
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Lenore , Arjun and Sandra
Sandra Conceicao
Beautiful!!!
Arjun Sen
Wow! Superb! FV
Lenore Senior
Fantastic, Gloria! Love this. v/f
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much everyone for your awesome support it is much appreciated
Xueling Zou
Beautiful painting, Gloria!
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Wow !!!!! This is absolutely great, Gloria. Powerful, yet so delicate and beautiful. Love the uniqueness of your style. f,v
Sharon Burger
You are such a colorful soul Gloria, anad a true historian...fv.
Lianne Schneider
I so love your work Gloria - colorful, vibrant, informative and just so original. Fabulous. F/V
Petko Pemaro
I like this!
Petko Pemaro
Nice work!
Petko Pemaro
F&V!