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Lip Plate
The lip plate, also known as a lip plug, lip disc, or mouth plate is a form of body modification. Increasingly large discs (usually circular, and made from clay or wood) are inserted into a pierced hole in either the upper or lower lip, or both, thereby stretching it. The term labret denotes all kinds of pierced-lip ornaments, including plates and plugs. Archaeological evidence indicates that disk and plate labrets have been invented multiple times including in Africa (Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia; 5500–6000 BC) Mesoamerica (1500 BC), and coastal Ecuador (500 BC). Usage in Africa In some African countries, a lower lip plate is usually combined with the two lower front teeth, sometimes all four. Among the Sara people and Lobi of Chad, a plate is also inserted into the upper lip. Other tribes, such as the Makonde of Tanzania and Mozambique, used to wear a plate in the upper lip only. Due to the Mursi reliance on tourism, many sources have suggested that the plate's size was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mursi People
The Mursi (or Mun as they refer to themselves) are a Surmic languages, Surmic ethnic group in Ethiopia. They principally reside in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, close to the border with South Sudan. According to the 2007 national census, there are 11,500 Mursi, 848 of whom live in urban areas; of the total number, 92.25% live in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR). Surrounded by mountains between the Omo River (Ethiopia), Omo River and its tributary the Mago River, Mago, the home of the Mursi is one of the most isolated regions of the country. Their neighbors include the Aari people, Aari, the Banna people, Banna, the Bodi people, Mekan, the Karo people (Ethiopia), Karo, the Kwegu people, Kwegu, the Nyangatom people, Nyangatom and the Surma people, Suri. They are grouped together with the Me'en and Suri by the Ethiopian government under the name Surma people, Surma. Language The Mursi speak the Mursi l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
