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Lip Stretching
The Mursi tribe, isolated in Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia near the border of Sudan are well-known for their trademark lip stretching beautification.
Know indigenously as dhebi a tugoin, there are an estimated 10,000 members of this fascinating tribe. Like other forms of body modifications lip stretching is seen as an expression of social adulthood and reproductive potential. Often, the size of the plate is correlated with the size of a woman's bridewealth.
2. Neck Stretching
The Kayan are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority in Myanmar and are famous for the many brass coils that the women wear around their necks.
They are often called "giraffe women" by outsiders because they can wear up to 25 coils, worn throughout their lifetimes.
Children are often given their first set.................