Within Dinka culture, women are highly valued by men. Cows are revered and serve as traditional dowry when seeking a woman’s hand in marriage.

Barefoot and bare-chested, Athong Mayen crouches close to the ground, scoops up a handful of dirt and tosses it into the air – hoping to intimidate a man he has only just met. The two strangers have a ...

The famous and disappearing cattle keepers of Sudan are featured in a new book, Dinka. In our new coffee table series, we feature Angela Fish and Carol Beckwith’s photographs.

The Dinka tribes in South Sudan are the tallest people in the world, with males standing over 7 feet tall. ... The Dinka ...

Kuol’s artist talk will be Wednesday, June 22, at 11:30 a.m. in SFA 125. The primary art form in Sudan is song. His art features original and traditional Dinka songs as well as video and ...

Barefoot and bare-chested, Athong Mayen crouches close to the ground, scoops up a handful of dirt and tosses it into the air – hoping to intimidate a man he has only just met. The two strangers have a ...

There, she would participate in activities like milking cows, dancing, and wearing traditional Dinka clothing and cultural symbols that ... NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 10, ...

Traditional Nepali, ... 39, of Baldwin Borough, who moved to the United States after a long journey from South Sudan, was excited to share traditional Dinka stories with the community.

Michael Tuoptuop made his debut to the world of traditional music in the 1980s as a young man. His style of dancing attracted many young people many years later.

Recently; a video emerged showing a female drummer beating a Dinka traditional drum in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda. In many of the Dinka communities, drum beating is a male-dominated role ...