Yakkie Ufodiama - Mursi tribe of Ethiopia - the bigger your lip plate, the higher your dowry as well as the number of cows your father will collect on your wedding day.
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The larger the plate, the more the woman is worth! Know the secret behind lip-plates among African tribes - PML Daily
Matthew Manning - BODY ART OF THE MURSI TRIBE The Mursi tribe is located in southwestern Ethiopia. They believe that there is a force greater than themselves known as Tumwi. This 'force'
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Addis Ababa and the extraordinary tribes of the Omo Valley — a private tour of Ethiopia | International Travel News
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The larger the plate, the more the woman is worth! Know the secret behind lip-plates among African tribes - PML Daily
Legit.ng - This is a Mursi woman from the Surma pastoralist tribe in Ethiopia; a strong part of their identity is the large metal lip plates they wear. photocredit: Eric Lafforgue (google
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