What are the gorging tents in africa called and where can i find more information on them?

i am doing a research paper on eating disorders. part of the paper tells how people follow the crowd in how the dress and how they look. in america women want to look like the models. in africa, the groom puts his bride to be in a gorging tent for a month so that she can become overweight. in this part of africa, being overweight means that you are wealthy. what is the official name for the gorging tents and where can i get the some websites to learn more about them? please be specific!