Bride Price Payment

This post is about Bride price, also known as bride wealth, is an amount of money or

property or wealth paid by the groom or his family to the parents of a woman upon the  marriage of their daughter to the groom. The agreed bride price is generally intended as a token of appreciation by the groom family for the labor and support bestowed before hand for the bride in future. It also has the purpose in maintaining a continuity of the two groups' social relationship by compensating the loss of the daughter by another pigs and money.

The Bride posing for a photograph with her sister. The author was on time to have witnessed and be part of a bride price ceremony that was taking place and took shots to compile this post. Photo was taken at Kolopa Homa and at the background is Supi and the kolopa swamp.

A trip to Pura during the gathering of pigs contribution from friends. See at the back ground is Lake Papali, one of the many lakes in West Kay area. Photo taken at Pako's mosup.

Another lot of contribution from the people of Kambiya. Shown in photo is Kambiya ples sing sing (Moka ples) where pigs are being line up with a bit of speech an appreciation.

After the long days' tiring walk around, at least a local protein for dinner is always a part of the enjoyment and process. Photo of village men removing the grass of a goat by way of putting on fire after removing the grass with hot water.



This is on the next day where pigs are being lined up for the bride price ceremony in a typical village ceremonial gathering place. Photo was taken at Kolopa homa (ples sing sing) facing the road leading to Kambiya and Pura.

The next part of the ceremony where the bride shares the pigs and money to her own people with the assistance of her father and mother together with a represent from the man's clan.

Photo taken at Soreng while taking a breather before walking the next kilometres on our way to Kandep Station where all the essential government services are situated.

This is the only bridge that links the people on that side of Kandep district which has about more than 10 council wards. Notice how this bridge is in a really sorry stage making it impassable by vehicle. the wooden pylons have decayed away and pit pit and grass are being improvised here for the people to walk on.

Photo taken at a location before reaching mariant catholic mission. This was once a road network that has been used by PMV but now has deteriorated making it impassable by
 vehicle.

Pig Killing Ceremony

After the normal bride price payment protocol is complete, the next ceremony that follows is the killing of the exchange pigs given by the parents and neighbours of the bride. The following are photography display of one such ceremony.