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African tribe where women have clay disk in lower lip
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Has anyone seen any African woman in England who has a clay disk in their lower lip. Its a tribal custom and the lip gets grossly extended due to the disk. Has any such person been seen in England either as a visitor or resident.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.What an interesting question. I did a little reading up on this and was surprised to discover that the practice may not solely be about the social status of women in the Surma people of Ethiopia, but may have started to deter slave traders. Apparently, in Brazil, in the Kayapo tribe, it is the men who wear lip plates and they are a sign of a valiant warrior. Thanks Dom Tuk for getting me interested in something I knew nothing about.
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