Adventure Calls - The Mursi tribe are famous for their lip piercings. Mursi women may have their lips cut at the age of 15 or 16. A small clay plate is then
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The Bizarre Lip Plate Tradition. An extreme cultural practice that has… | by Yewande Ade | History Street | Medium
![Suri woman with lip plate and mobile phone on July 5, 2010 in Turgit... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images Suri woman with lip plate and mobile phone on July 5, 2010 in Turgit... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/145523514/fr/photo/suri-woman-with-lip-plate-and-mobile-phone-on-july-5-2010-in-turgit-village-omo-valley.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=4GXi--JcHRSkEunTx1v-r-ypUi2Sk1X_kaorlbFB-9g=)
Suri woman with lip plate and mobile phone on July 5, 2010 in Turgit... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images
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Surma tribes lip plates for Mursi Tribe and Suri Tribe in the Omo Valley Ethiopia — JAYNE MCLEAN PHOTOGRAPHER
Pinched and Pierced - *****Labret/Lip Piercing History***** Piercing lips so objects can be inserted in them is widely practiced throughout the world, although lip piercing history is richest in tribal cultures. Only
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The Bizarre Lip Plate Tradition. An extreme cultural practice that has… | by Yewande Ade | History Street | Medium
![How do these lips look or work without the jewelry? Is it healthy and safe for these people? Which cultures follow this practice? : r/Stretched How do these lips look or work without the jewelry? Is it healthy and safe for these people? Which cultures follow this practice? : r/Stretched](https://i.redd.it/how-do-these-lips-look-or-work-without-the-jewelry-is-it-v0-ph8ngle0qs2b1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=c4e22160c5b0d1bdde9b8e1d8532ce825eb48508)
How do these lips look or work without the jewelry? Is it healthy and safe for these people? Which cultures follow this practice? : r/Stretched
![For Ethiopia's Mursi tribeswomen, lip plate is considered a source of pride and a sign of strength : r/WTF For Ethiopia's Mursi tribeswomen, lip plate is considered a source of pride and a sign of strength : r/WTF](https://external-preview.redd.it/5_2dgmjvMUWtRI0bB_E3_buV0TdKVXY55khW7jhFEXU.jpg?auto=webp&s=a7ec82b33a26c35cb630f505935b86897ae0233d)
For Ethiopia's Mursi tribeswomen, lip plate is considered a source of pride and a sign of strength : r/WTF
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Surma tribes lip plates for Mursi Tribe and Suri Tribe in the Omo Valley Ethiopia — JAYNE MCLEAN PHOTOGRAPHER
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Surma tribes lip plates for Mursi Tribe and Suri Tribe in the Omo Valley Ethiopia — JAYNE MCLEAN PHOTOGRAPHER
![Why girls of the Mursi tribe must remove their teeth and stretch their lips before they marry | Pulse Nigeria Why girls of the Mursi tribe must remove their teeth and stretch their lips before they marry | Pulse Nigeria](https://ocdn.eu/images/pulscms/ZTc7MDA_/05c6ec67c20449f1d94fa2e5c8960875.jpg)
Why girls of the Mursi tribe must remove their teeth and stretch their lips before they marry | Pulse Nigeria
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