ABSTRACT
As with all Nilo-Hamites cattle were the be-all and end-all of their existence, the sole form of wealth, never parted with, except for marriage purposes or as offerings to the rain-maker; never slaughtered except on ceremonial occasions. Omitting for the moment reference to the Didinga and Longarim, the next big group of the Nilo-Hamites west of the Topotha consists of the Latuka-speaking tribes. The Topotha, the easternmost tribe of the province, have their centre round Kapoeta. The Latuka have a number of characteristics which differentiate them very strongly from the rest of the tribes of the province. Their clans are remarkably few, only six in number apparently, the biggest being subdivided into three. Unlike all other tribes except the Moru the clans are not only totemistic, but the souls of the deceased are believed to pass into the associated clan animals after death.
