Features of the
Plate lips of the Morsi:
The situation is similar in southwestern Ethiopia, where the women of the Mursi and Surma are photographed against payment by tourists. What makes them special are their so-called "plate lips", slices made of clay, which are inserted into the lips of the young women at the end of adolescence. Gradually, the disks are also replaced by ever larger ones in order to stretch the fabric accordingly.
In this way, not only the beauty ideal should be met, but also the reputation and the "bride prize" of the woman should be increased. In addition to the lips, this special form of body jewelry can sometimes be admired in the ear lobes of women, whose tissue can be stretched in the same way.