![The mysterious history and meanings of African tribal lip plates and why women wear them - Face2Face Africa The mysterious history and meanings of African tribal lip plates and why women wear them - Face2Face Africa](https://cdn.face2faceafrica.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/etho.jpg)
The mysterious history and meanings of African tribal lip plates and why women wear them - Face2Face Africa
![Karo woman with lots of colorful necklaces and Cowry shells, lip piercing and facial paintings in front of her hut, Omo river Stock Photo - Alamy Karo woman with lots of colorful necklaces and Cowry shells, lip piercing and facial paintings in front of her hut, Omo river Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DE7CAC/karo-woman-with-lots-of-colorful-necklaces-and-cowry-shells-lip-piercing-DE7CAC.jpg)
Karo woman with lots of colorful necklaces and Cowry shells, lip piercing and facial paintings in front of her hut, Omo river Stock Photo - Alamy
![For Ethiopia's Mursi tribeswomen, lip plate is considered a source of pride and a sign of strength : r/WTF For Ethiopia's Mursi tribeswomen, lip plate is considered a source of pride and a sign of strength : r/WTF](https://external-preview.redd.it/5_2dgmjvMUWtRI0bB_E3_buV0TdKVXY55khW7jhFEXU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=accb3775fecb3568f97e0b871fa1684194f44239)
For Ethiopia's Mursi tribeswomen, lip plate is considered a source of pride and a sign of strength : r/WTF
![Africa | Portrait of a Mursi woman wearing a traditional headdress, lip piercing and beaded necklaces, Ethiop… | Ethiopian people, Mursi tribe woman, African people Africa | Portrait of a Mursi woman wearing a traditional headdress, lip piercing and beaded necklaces, Ethiop… | Ethiopian people, Mursi tribe woman, African people](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/17/c2/9a/17c29a9e1819cc5aef868bfbf4a5f55d--lip-piercing-macaroni.jpg)
Africa | Portrait of a Mursi woman wearing a traditional headdress, lip piercing and beaded necklaces, Ethiop… | Ethiopian people, Mursi tribe woman, African people
![Karo girl with a floral headband, facial paintings, colorful necklaces and lip piercing, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. IBR-1804268 | agefotostock Karo girl with a floral headband, facial paintings, colorful necklaces and lip piercing, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. IBR-1804268 | agefotostock](https://t1.thpservices.com/previewimage/gallil/d43b87af1495c30cb1ad1cec36061a8d/ibr-1804268.jpg)
Karo girl with a floral headband, facial paintings, colorful necklaces and lip piercing, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. IBR-1804268 | agefotostock
![This picture is of a person from African culture with his lip stretched. In the African community's this represents higher and lower st… | Art primitif, Labret, Art This picture is of a person from African culture with his lip stretched. In the African community's this represents higher and lower st… | Art primitif, Labret, Art](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fa/6e/f0/fa6ef03c72cdd4714ee45c4d5b79bf8b.jpg)
This picture is of a person from African culture with his lip stretched. In the African community's this represents higher and lower st… | Art primitif, Labret, Art
Pinched and Pierced - *****Labret/Lip Piercing History***** Piercing lips so objects can be inserted in them is widely practiced throughout the world, although lip piercing history is richest in tribal cultures. Only
![The Significance of Lip-Plates Among African Tribes — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News The Significance of Lip-Plates Among African Tribes — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News](https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ethiopian-man-with-a-Lip-plate_-Photo-by-AWE-365-e1557911353620.jpg)