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BY Novieku Babatunde Adeola, 7:30am July 24, 2019,

8 traditional African visual markers of marital status before the advent of wedding rings

by Novieku Babatunde Adeola, 7:30am July 24, 2019,
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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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Goatskin skirt – Etsy

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

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