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Authentic intensively used lip dish from the Mursi from Ethiopia

Item 158 of 513
€ 125,00 (including VAT)
Overview

Authentic intensively used lip dish from the Mursi from Ethiopia These dishes are carried by women of the Mursi and Suri tribe. It is a round disk of clay or wood that is placed in the lower or upper lip to stretch the lip. Each time a larger disc is placed, the hole in the lip becomes larger and larger. This is a particularly beautiful example made of sun-dried clay and worked on both sides! The larger the dish, the larger the dowry for the woman.

Diameter: 9.9 cm but not exactly round
Weight: 171 grams
Origin: Ethiopia

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