Dongole of the Nyangatom Tribe Drawing

A 20x24 inch charcoal drawing of Dongole, a man from the Nyangatom tribe. He had a really calm, and collected, peaceful look to him. The facial scarification pattern signifies that he has killed enemies from other tribes in battle. Battle usually arises from cattle grazing disputes (stealing cattle for example), which start cycles of revenge. The Nyangatom have been attacked often and build fences around their villages to help with the defense. A section of these dot scars represents 1 person killed as far as I know, not a dot per person. You can cover your chest and arms and back with these dots. When you run out of space on your body, it is possible to start putting further dots on your wife. This man also possesses a really remarkably large ivory ring which I didn’t get to draw in this piece