The Mursi people have a distinct and very peculiar tradition of having lip plates in their mouths. When a young lady reaches puberty, her lips are cut, and a wooden plate inserted. This wooden plate ...
A vertical lip piercing, also known as a vertical labret, is done by inserting jewelry through the middle of your lower lip. Although it is a popular practice, a vertical lip piercing can come with ...
These striking portraits of a rarely-photographed Ethiopian tribe give a rare glimpse into the ancient body modification traditions. The Omi tribe who live in the Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia, have ...
It may look odd to us, but in the Ethiopian Suri tribe, this enormous lip plate is actually a sign of beauty. When girls hit puberty they have their bottom two teeth removed in a bizarre ritual before ...
Other images show an elderly woman with stretched ear lobes and male members of the tribe keeping lookout from a tree. Images of Ethiopian tribeswomen with lip plates measuring up to 24 inches show ...
Oral and peri-oral piercing involves the insertion of jewellery into the tongue, upper or lower lip, cheek, frenum, uvula or other parts of the mouth, which has long been practiced for religious, ...
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