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SOMA PEOPLE FROM ETHIOPIA WITH LIP PLATE.
These are Soma People From Ethiopia Representing Africa To The Fullest!.What Does a Lip Plate Signify?
To
an outsider, a lip plate may be viewed as a form of body mutilation
rather than body art but to a Mursi or Suri woman, it is an expression
of female maturity and a sign that she has reached child-bearing age.
an outsider, a lip plate may be viewed as a form of body mutilation
rather than body art but to a Mursi or Suri woman, it is an expression
of female maturity and a sign that she has reached child-bearing age.
It
is also a distinguishing trait that ensures she is not mistaken for a
member of neighboring rival tribes who either do not pierce their lips
(Kwegu tribe) or only wear small plugs inserted into their lower lips
(Bodi tribe).
is also a distinguishing trait that ensures she is not mistaken for a
member of neighboring rival tribes who either do not pierce their lips
(Kwegu tribe) or only wear small plugs inserted into their lower lips
(Bodi tribe).
Although
labial plates were also traditionally worn by Suya men of Brazil, Sara
women of Chad, the Makonde of Mozambique, and the Botocudo of coastal
Brazil (quite a mouthful, even without a lip plate), the only tribes
that still follow this tradition are the Mursi and Suri tribes of
Ethiopia.
labial plates were also traditionally worn by Suya men of Brazil, Sara
women of Chad, the Makonde of Mozambique, and the Botocudo of coastal
Brazil (quite a mouthful, even without a lip plate), the only tribes
that still follow this tradition are the Mursi and Suri tribes of
Ethiopia.
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