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Tchad AEF Old Real Photo Postcard Native with LIP PLATE, Type of Sara-Kaba Woman

Publisher: R. PAULEAU - DOUALA (Cameroon)
Series No: 60
Background: 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. The term labret denotes all kinds of pierced-lip ornaments, including plates and plugs.

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