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The lip plate, also known as a lip plug, lip disc, or mouth plate, is a form of body modification. Increasingly large discs (usually circular, and made from clay or wood) are inserted into a pierced hole in either the upper or lower lip , or both, thereby stretching it.
Lip plates are a well known aspect of the Mursi and Surma, who are probably the last groups in Africa amongst whom it is still the norm for women to wear large pottery, wooden discs, or 'plates', in their lower lips. Girls' lips are pierced at the age of 15 or 16.
Once the lip is pierced, it is then stretched and lip plates of increasing size are then placed in the hole of the piercing. Having a lip plate is a sign of female beauty and appropriateness; a common thought is that the bigger the plate, the more cattle the woman is "worth" for her bride price, though this is denied by some.
I wonder if [Suri] is the same group as the Surma? -- Gyrofrog 28 June 2005 19:23 (UTC) I'm not exactly sure, but their language belongs to the Surmic group. - Mustafaa 28 June 2005 19:29 (UTC) I've also seen a reference (in a tourist book) to the Mursi. Suri, Surma, and Mursi are all known for the women's use of lip plates.
Stretched lip piercings – achieved by inserting ever larger plates, such as those made of clay used by some Amazonian tribes. Labia stretching or pulling to enhance sexual pleasure by stimulation, particularly reaching an orgasm that squirts, multiple orgasms that flow together frequently upon climax.
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I have a danish tekst which tell about a Lip plate on 50cm in diameter. I think as "diameter" and "circumference" are confused. As 25cm = 8cm and 50cm = 16cm. If the mouth is 5cm, a disc on 8cm is practicable, and disc about 15-16cm in diameter is a world record for Lip plates.Haabet 11:59, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
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