Daughters are still traded for cattle in a Sudanese village

In Juba, Sudan tall girls fetch more cattle because it is believed that their daughters will quickly grow and can be married off to fetch even more cattle. A tall girl can command 60 to 100 cattle from a suitor. A short girl may get 20 head, and, sometimes, short girls overstay their welcome in the father's home and end up fetching only five cattle. By then, a tall girl may have already borne five children.