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 ...

It may look odd to us, but in the Ethiopian Suri tribe, this enormous lip plate is actually a sign of beauty. When girls hit puberty they have their bottom two teeth removed in a bizarre ritual before ...

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 ...

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 ...

Images of Ethiopian tribeswomen with lip plates measuring up to 24 inches show the lengths prospective brides in the village will go to in order to attract a favourable husband. The women of the Suuri ...

Aside from getting a new tattoo, piercings are another way to dress up your appearance and show off your personal style in a bold way. Maybe it's the stress of the pandemic pushing people to seek new ...

Oral and peri-oral piercing involves the insertion of jewellery into the tongue, upper or lower lip, cheek, frenum, uvula or other parts of the mouth, which has long been practiced for religious, ...