“You know, stealing a wife is not easy,” said a member of the tribe. One man even proudly revealed that he had stolen 30 wives in his life but not all of them were fun and games. “If I get a woman, then that’s good, that’s a bonus.” “We went to Gerewol to have fun,” said a Wodaabe man. They don’t know whether a woman will go with them or whether their own wife will leave them for another man.įor this reason, not everyone allows his wife to attend Gerewol. Unlike women, men in the Wodaabe tribe have relatively little control over sex. Their first marriage is traditionally arranged by their family when children are called coogal or they can get married because of love called teegal. The fact that women who watch Gerewol may already have a husband is not important to the tribe because women in Wodaabe have sexual freedom and are allowed to have more than one husband.Įven unmarried girls are allowed to have sex whenever and with anyone they want. “We love going to watch the men in Gerewol – one view and they know that you like them,” said a woman in this tribe. Those who want to be stolen wait for the man of their choice to pass and pat their shoulders.
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