Many body modifications have been used by Africans for centuries; many of these modifications have been forgotten or gone into extinction, while others still hold true today. Lip plating is a body ...
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 ...
The lip plate, also known as a lip plug, or lip disc, is a form of body modification. Increasingly large discs (usually circular) are inserted into a pierced hole in either the upper or lower lip, or ...
There’s no denying that advancements made in technology have a pervasive influence on nearly every facet of modern-day living. But, that notwithstanding, there still exists sections of the global ...
Ethnic Mursi women with a Lip plate (lip cup) carrying a pot and holding her baby with one hand at Omo Valley in Ethiopia. Women of the Mursi tribe may have their lips cut at the age of 15 or 16. A ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lip plates, face paint and flowers: Elaborate traditions of Ethiopian tribe revealed in beautiful portraits German photographer Mario Gerth travelled to southwestern Ethiopia and captured intimate ...
Pakistani vlogger Shabbir Ahmad shared a video showing a Suri tribe bride's lip plates and goat horn headpieces. The video has over 9.2 million views. A Pakistani travel vlogger’s Instagram video ...
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