lip plate

English

A Mursi woman with lip plate in Ethiopia.
Raoni Metuktire, a Kayapo chief, wearing a lip plate in Brazil.

Alternative forms

Noun

lip plate (plural lip plates)

  1. A large disc, usually made from clay or wood, worn in hole in one or both lips.

Translations

body modification

See also

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