ANTHR 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gender Role
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However, due to decades of civil war, many nuer are using cattle ious. Young adults are using this to marry who they wnt instead of who their parents arrange. Whoever gives bride cattle owns the children, see leviratic marriage. Thick scar lines that are cut into a teenagers forehead to make him into a man. Cut into a boys forehead, and rub ash into the wounds to create well define scar lines. They cut designs into their skin in order to make themselves more attractive. Grooms family gives cattle to the bride"s family. The couple get married and the children belong to the father. A widow will be expected to marry her dead husbands brother, or cousin if he did not have a brother. Any children she has with the 2nd husband belongs to her. Deceased husband paid bride cattle which means he owns deceased husband the children.
