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87Have Mursi on the Lip Plate
A lip plate is to the outsider more a form of body mutilation than body art but to a Mursi or Suri woman a lip plate is an expression of female maturity and a sign that she has has reached child-bearing age.
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94Padaung Ring Neck Stretchers
They are what the rest of the world refer to as the "giraffe ladies" or the "long necks". They practice the art of "neck stretching". The Karen Padaung neck stretching involves permanent bodily modification which takes years to accomplish
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86Maori Tattoo Designs - Think Before You Ink
The urge to decorate and adorn our bodies is human nature but for some cultures their body art is more than just a decoration and for the Maori their Mokos (as the Maori Tattoo Designs are known) hold powerful meanings
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