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Similarly, nose piercing signified elevated status in Colonial Highland Maya. The two prominent lords, Ajpop and the Ajpop K'ama, of the K'iche were pierced through the nose at the pinnacle of an elaborate ceremony. [4] Similar to a crowning of a king, the nose piercing was to show their newfound leadership of the K'iche.
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1 Ear piercings. 2 Nose piercings. 3 Facial piercings. 4 Lip piercings. ... Septum; Third Eye; Facial piercings. Anti-eyebrow, also known as Butterfly Kiss, ...
Large-gauge septum piercing Fulani woman with traditional nose ring and mouth tattooThe nasal septum is the cartilaginous dividing wall between the nostrils. Generally, the cartilage itself is not pierced, but rather the small gap between the cartilage and the bottom of the nose (sometimes called the "sweet spot" by piercers), typically at 16g (1.2 mm) although it is often stretched to a ...
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A jestrum piercing, also known as a vertical medusa or vertical philtrum, is an upper lip piercing that is very similar to a labret piercing, [1] or more specifically a vertical labret piercing. It is placed in the philtrum of the upper lip, directly under the nasal septum .
It is typically pierced using a labret stud as jewelry, with the ball sitting outside the mouth in the dip of the top lip. A variation of the philtrum piercing is a jestrum, where the piercing is placed vertically through the lip using a curved barbell so both beads are visible. The other variation is called double because it features two ...
Stretching, in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly stretched piercings, [1] with nasal septum piercings, tongue piercings and lip piercings/lip plates following close behind. [2]