Legit.ng - This is a Mursi woman from the Surma pastoralist tribe in Ethiopia; a strong part of their identity is the large metal lip plates they wear. photocredit: Eric Lafforgue (google
![Portrait of a Mursi Woman with Clay Lip Plate, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia' Photographic Print - Gavin Hellier | Art.com Portrait of a Mursi Woman with Clay Lip Plate, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia' Photographic Print - Gavin Hellier | Art.com](https://imgc.artprintimages.com/img/print/portrait-of-a-mursi-woman-with-clay-lip-plate-lower-omo-valley-ethiopia_u-l-p2kosuenlxb.jpg?artPerspective=n)
Portrait of a Mursi Woman with Clay Lip Plate, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia' Photographic Print - Gavin Hellier | Art.com
Yakkie Ufodiama - Mursi tribe of Ethiopia - the bigger your lip plate, the higher your dowry as well as the number of cows your father will collect on your wedding day.
![The larger the plate, the more the woman is worth! Know the secret behind lip-plates among African tribes - PML Daily The larger the plate, the more the woman is worth! Know the secret behind lip-plates among African tribes - PML Daily](https://i0.wp.com/pmldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210708_184341.jpg?resize=1080%2C784&ssl=1)