South Sudan Nuer (Naath) Cultural Dance. Western Nuer/Naath, Unity State https://youtube.com/c/SouthSudanDigital | South Sudan Global - SSG

Meet the Nilotic Nuer people of South Sudan. The people speak the Nuer language / Thoknath. The Nuer get facial markings (called gaar) as part of their initiation into adulthood. The pattern of Nuer scarification varies within specific subgroups. The most common initiation pattern among males consists of six parallel horizontal lines which are cut across the forehead with a razor, often with a dip in the lines above the nose. Dotted patterns are also common (especially among the Bul Nuer and amo