further info about labial plate in the Mursi Tribe's by plancarpin

Mago National Park - Ethiopia dear friends, to reply to your numerous questions about labial plates: Here's one example of a lady not wearing her plate. The under lip in swinging below the jaw. She can eat and drink like that. About hygiena, surprisingly, I did not see more problems there that in other tribes; The toothpaste is replaced by chewing a small piece of wood (I do not know the local name).

Uploaded: Jan, 31 2009 | Taken: Jan, 08 2009| Viewed: 54 times  | 3 votes Camera: Panasonic | Model: DMC-FZ50 | Exposure 10/6400s, ISO 100 | FLength: 8mm | SW: ACD Systems Digital Imaging

pesu - Jan, 31 2009 04:01pm Thanks for sharing the pic and the information.