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Terms & Traditions Apply

Culture, customs & the fine print we inherited.

Dinka traditions, marriage customs, bridewealth, family expectations and the practices worth preserving, questioning or reinterpreting.

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My Wedding Had Shareholders

A two-year Dinka marriage process, told through negotiations, cows, ceremonies and one question: when does communal support become communal ownership?

02

The Arithmetic of a Daughter

Girlhood, cattle, bridewealth and what happens when a daughter’s value is discussed in calculations.