Surma Bride,

Carol Beckwith1996

African Ceremonies
Friday Harbor, United States

A Surma bride from Ethiopia wears a clay lip plate, which is inserted six months before marriage. The size of the lip plate indicates the number of cattle that a young man must pay her family for her hand in marriage. This bride wears a plate revealing the bride-price of 75 head of cattle.

Details

Title: Surma Bride,
Creator: Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
Date: 1996
Location: Ethiopia
Copyright: copyright Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher

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