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Cattle have historically been of the highest symbolic, religious and economic value to the Nuer. Sharon Hutchinson writes that "among Nuer people the difference between people and cattle was continually underplayed." [5] Cattle are particularly important in their role as bride wealth, where they are given by a husband's lineage to his wife's ...
Although cattle held extremely significant importance to the Nuer people's lives, sheep and goats held significant value to the Nuer as well. Nuer people do not raise livestock for meat, but bulls and sheep are slaughtered when there is an important occasion. [44] [45]
The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People is an ethnographical study by the British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902–73) first published in 1940.
In accordance with Nuer tradition, any wealth owned by the woman becomes property of the man after the marriage. This wealth that is transferred is in the form of cattle, being exchanged from the father's lineage to the mother's lineage. Once this exchange is completed, the male children of that woman who received the cattle can now marry.
Abigar are a breed of cattle found in Eastern Africa. They are classified as Sanga cattle. Although primarily dairy cattle, they are also slaughtered for their beef. Cows produce approximately 750 kg of milk per lactation. The origin of Abigar cattle breed is found to be Gambella Regional State, especially the districts occupied by the Nuer people.
The Nuer people (part of the Nilotic group) are the second largest group in South Sudan, representing 15.6% of the population in 2013 [20] (or about 1.8 million [14]). In the late 19th century, British, Arab and Turkish traders exerted influence in the area.
With an estimated area of 6,023.29 square kilometers, this zone has an estimated population density of 14.74 people per square kilometer. [3] The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 68,224 in 9,688 households, of whom 34,807 were men and 33,417 women; 1,013 or 1.48% of the population were urban inhabitants.
The economy is predominantly based on livestock. In 2006, there were no agricultural cooperatives, no documented roads, and little other Reference infrastructure. [ 1 ] Both Jikawo and Akobo woredas are flooded during the rainy season , requiring the people to migrate to the highlands with their cattle until the waters recede; thus raising ...