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Dinka Skirt [Dinka Women of South Sudan]

The South Sudanese Dinka tribe is a mainly pastoral ethnic group. The unmarried adolescent girls are almost typically nude while the married women commonly wear only goatskin skirts to display their status.

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Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: July 24, 2019

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