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In the far flung Corner of the country born There are tribal Women,still, with ash Cosmetic, red-soil -made hair lotions And plates inserted In their lower lips Themselves  their way adorn! When tourists Pay such  women A handsome money To take  their photo Young girls follow suit "Slit your  lower lips And insert a plate!" As a motto! //
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Mar 10, 2017
Mar 10, 2017 at 9:48 AM UTC
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In the far flung Corner of the country born There are tribal Women,still, with ash Cosmetic, red-soil -made hair lotions And plates inserted In their lower lips Themselves  their way adorn! When tourists Pay such  women A handsome money To take  their photo Young girls follow suit "Slit your  lower lips And insert a plate!" As a motto! //
When a Suri girl reaches puberty her two bottom teeth are removed and a small clay plate inserted which is slowly increased. The larger the plate the more cows her father can demand in dowry when she marries
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Mar 10, 2017 at 9:48 AM UTC
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