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 ...

Pakistani vlogger Shabbir Ahmad shared a video showing a Suri tribe bride's lip plates and goat horn headpieces. The video has over 9.2 million views. A Pakistani travel vlogger’s Instagram video ...

These striking portraits of a rarely-photographed Ethiopian tribe give a rare glimpse into the ancient body modification traditions. The Omi tribe who live in the Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia, have ...

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 ...

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 ...