Women from the Murss tribe

 A woman from the Murss tribe 

 The Murssi tribe settles in the valley of the Omo River (Ethiopia) 

 It is estimated that the tribe currently has less than 10,000 members. 

 It is known that women wear discs on the lower lip. The higher the greater, the more beautiful. Although it is a painful process, Murss start drill their lips with 15 years. The lower lip is made in the cut and puts a wooden plug for how the wound would not close. Over the next few years, the hole is getting greater because of the plate size. In order to point out the beauty and ease of use, the lower incisors are drawn. , leaving the tops of their languages visible. 

 Discs or plates women can make from clay, while men make them from wood. 

 Over time, the ornament became one of the most recognizable symbols of this tribe. The larger the plate, are the greater the chances of concluding marriage, which is consolidated by the exchange of livestock.