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A lip plate is a form of body modification that is traditional among women in the Omo Valley of Ethiopia in Africa.
Lip plates are typically made out of wood or clay
Lip plates are worn by women in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia in Africa. They are worn by the Mursi, Sara and Suma tribes.
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Eastern Africa
Southwestern Ethiopia
Lip plates reflect the tradition of acknowledging when a girl becomes a woman. They are not only used as symbols of fertility and readiness for marriage, they also show the beauty of a woman.
Lip plates were also said to become popular when the men of Ethiopia wanted to make their women unappealing to the eyes of colonizers (prevent slavery)
If a woman does not want her lip cut to fit for a lip plate, she is deemed lazy. It would also result in the loss of goods for the family of the girl from the family of the husband to be.
Lip plates are traditionally worn more frequently by unmarried women and newly weds. They are also worn during four main occasions; serving meals, ritual events, duelling competitions and dances.