Morning at a Mundari Cattle Camp

by Yakov Pavlov (Canada)

South Sudan

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Mundari men spend the night with their cows to protect them from predators and cattle rustlers.
Mundari men spend the night with their cows to protect them from predators and cattle rustlers.
Adult women stay behind in the villages, but younger girls help out at camp, cooking and cleaning.
Adult women stay behind in the villages, but younger girls help out at camp, cooking and cleaning.
Mundari boys spend most of their time at camp learning to take care of the cattle and helping the men with day-to-day chores
Mundari boys spend most of their time at camp learning to take care of the cattle and helping the men with day-to-day chores
The Mundari are a peaceful people, but guns are a necessary evil. The herd must be protected at all costs.
The Mundari are a peaceful people, but guns are a necessary evil. The herd must be protected at all costs.
From childhood Mundari men pick a favorite bull to grow up with and take care of. When a young man gets married his favorite bull becomes a valued gift to his bride's family.
From childhood Mundari men pick a favorite bull to grow up with and take care of. When a young man gets married his favorite bull becomes a valued gift to his bride's family.