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At age 15 a hole is cut in the lower lip and stretched overtime. To accommodate the lip plates at least two and sometimes four lower front teeth are extracted
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As early as puberty some Mursi women opt to have their lower lip pierced so that they can wear a clay plate
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Made of clay the Mursi plate called Dhebi can be as large as a saucer after years of lip stretching
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Mursi tribeswoman with an elaborate headdress made with wild tomatoes and buffalo horns, showing off the iconic lip plate
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The larger the lip plate, the more beautiful the Mursi bride is and the more cattle dowry she will generate for her father, hence female children are seen as a blessing
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Ear plugs are a common Mursi adornment with earlobes sometimes stretched to breaking point
