[Leica] Matriarchy meets modern world

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin@afirkin.com)]

This is a wonderful series: very expressive.


--- dlridings@gmail.com wrote:

From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] Matriarchy meets modern world
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:04:39 +0100

She lived in a high density urban area but had spent the last month
with her uncle, her mother's brother. We were bringing her back home
and she pleaded with her uncle to get her mother to let her stay for a
while longer:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/africa/_DSC0338.jpg.html

Her mother, nervously declined and explained that her father wanted
her home now:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/africa/_DSC0340.jpg.html

She was nervous, because she herself knew that it was a breach of
custom. The maternal uncle has more authority over the children of a
family than a biological father. That is the way a matriarchy works.

It was an awkward moment, a clash between traditional and modern
values and he felt the clumsiness of the situation. Deep down, he felt
it wasn't a good reason. His niece was crushed.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/africa/_DSC0341.jpg.html

Daniel

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