Lip plate
A large clay or wooden disc worn in a stretched opening of the lower lip.
Also: lip disc, dhebi a tugoin
Lip plates are worn by some women of the Mursi and Surma peoples in the Omo Valley of southwest Ethiopia, and were worn in the past by peoples in Chad, Brazil and elsewhere. The lower lip is pierced in the teens and stretched over months to hold larger discs. Meanings described by community members include beauty, adulthood and marriage. Tourist photography of lip-plate wearers has raised debate over payment, consent and the pressure it puts on tradition.