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Nilotic people's of South Sudan, the tallest people in the world are well known as cattle Herders.

In Dinka, Nuer and mundari culture, everyone must have his/her favorite ox and that ox represent his or her pride.
A Nuer,mundari and Dinka man can have songs dedicated to his ox where he praises the magnificent of his ox , history of his clan and beauty of his girlfriend together with the pride of his clan.

Most of nilotic peoples deform the horns of thier ox as you see in this picture ,Dinka ,nuer and mundari man can dance with his hands up like deformed horns of his favorite ox. Everyone has his/ her ox namesake in nilotic people of South Sudan society ,places are also named after the cow slaughtered in that particular pleace.

The lady in the picture stand at 6ft 5in tall.

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A young woman from the Boya tribe (also known as Larim and Langorim) showing the scarifications on her back. The symmetrical patterns form a stunning mosaic of scars.

For example, scarification has been widely used by many tribes to mark milestone stages in both men and women's lives, such as puberty and marriage. Tribe members unwilling to participate in scarification were generally not included in the group's activities, and are often shunned from their society.

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