![The Bizarre Lip Plate Tradition. An extreme cultural practice that has… | by Yewande Ade | History Street | Medium The Bizarre Lip Plate Tradition. An extreme cultural practice that has… | by Yewande Ade | History Street | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:500/1*zkkHNTQiYA9JagvJUY9lbw.jpeg)
The Bizarre Lip Plate Tradition. An extreme cultural practice that has… | by Yewande Ade | History Street | Medium
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
![The Significance of Lip-Plates Among African Tribes — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News The Significance of Lip-Plates Among African Tribes — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News](https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ethiopian-man-with-a-Lip-plate_-Photo-by-AWE-365-e1557911353620.jpg)
The Significance of Lip-Plates Among African Tribes — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
![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
![Surma tribes lip plates for Mursi Tribe and Suri Tribe in the Omo Valley Ethiopia — JAYNE MCLEAN PHOTOGRAPHER Surma tribes lip plates for Mursi Tribe and Suri Tribe in the Omo Valley Ethiopia — JAYNE MCLEAN PHOTOGRAPHER](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581aae8fd482e9494baaaf15/1632488349350-UFKQADTT1SAFEBUPRWL1/ethiopia+tribe+omo+valley+photography+tours+mursi+-33.jpg)
Surma tribes lip plates for Mursi Tribe and Suri Tribe in the Omo Valley Ethiopia — JAYNE MCLEAN PHOTOGRAPHER
![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://preview.redd.it/how-do-these-lips-look-or-work-without-the-jewelry-is-it-v0-gj0p7um0qs2b1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=67ef0d5a9d5c3ffdebdf07face8ddc773b88b519)
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
![Shocking images capture the world's most extreme body modifications | Mursi tribe woman, Mursi tribe ethiopia, Tribes women Shocking images capture the world's most extreme body modifications | Mursi tribe woman, Mursi tribe ethiopia, Tribes women](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/02/33/ef/0233eff725ac1bc1fcb310157acd12e1.jpg)
Shocking images capture the world's most extreme body modifications | Mursi tribe woman, Mursi tribe ethiopia, Tribes women
![Gaia Faux Lip Ring, Tribal Jewelry, No Piercing, African Jewelry, Body Jewelry, Unique Gifts, Lip Jewelry, Fake Piercing, Lip Hugger - Etsy Gaia Faux Lip Ring, Tribal Jewelry, No Piercing, African Jewelry, Body Jewelry, Unique Gifts, Lip Jewelry, Fake Piercing, Lip Hugger - Etsy](https://i.etsystatic.com/25142944/r/il/fa0032/4104014209/il_570xN.4104014209_ifh2.jpg)
Gaia Faux Lip Ring, Tribal Jewelry, No Piercing, African Jewelry, Body Jewelry, Unique Gifts, Lip Jewelry, Fake Piercing, Lip Hugger - Etsy
![Africa | Portrait of a Mursi woman wearing a traditional headdress, lip piercing and beaded necklaces, Ethiopia #piercing #beads | Rosto, Povo negro, Retrato Africa | Portrait of a Mursi woman wearing a traditional headdress, lip piercing and beaded necklaces, Ethiopia #piercing #beads | Rosto, Povo negro, Retrato](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/17/c2/9a/17c29a9e1819cc5aef868bfbf4a5f55d.jpg)