Young women dragged away from their village for a dowry of 20 goats and three camels: Inside the 'traditional' tribal wedding ceremony that still takes place in Kenya

• Girls as young as 14 are pictured being carried away by their new husbands after being bargained for livestock
• Most of the women will have no idea a deal has been struck as they spend a month in isolation as part of ritual
• Ceremony which marks start of womanhood also involves girls punching cow into submission before it is killed
• Girls are all members of the Pokot tribe in Kenya - which is also known to practice female genital mutilation
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This is the heartbreaking moment young girls in Kenya are sold into arranged marriages for a dowry of livestock as part of a traditional ceremony which marks their passing into womanhood.

Clad in tribal jewellery and with their hair tied up in braids, some of the women can be seen struggling as they are hauled away, traded by their fathers for 20 goats, three camels, and ten cows.

Many of the girls, who are members of the Pokot tribe, are not aware they have been bargained away until their husbands come to collect them after spending a month in isolation before the ceremony takes place.

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Struggle: A girl from the Pokot tribe in Kenya tries to escape after being sold as a bride by her parents in return for a dowry of livestock

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