THESE are the jaw-dropping images of a
woman with the world’s largest facial
adornment.
Ataye Eligidagne, from Ethiopia, has been
stretching her lip for three years in order to
accommodate a gigantic lip-disc.
The 20-year-old had her lower front teeth
removed after her lip-piercing to help make
room for the adornment, which is 59.5cm in
circumference and 19.5cm in diameter.
The previous record for a lip-disc is 15cm in
diameter, according to the Guinness Book of
Records.
Lip-discs, usually made out of hardened clay,
typically range from 7-13cm in diameter.
They are worn by women belonging to the
Surma and Mursi people of the lower Omo
River valley in order to attract husbands.
The larger the disc, the larger the dowry,
usually paid in cattle, and typically
numbering around 50.
Eligidagne’s enormous lip-disc should ensure
her family receives a large dowry of live
cattle when she marries.
An Australian film crew, led by
cinematographer Abraham Joffe and working
for Canon Australia, met Eligidagne in the
remote Surma Mountains this month, where
they were filming American photographer, Art
Wolfe at work.
The crew also saw her wearing a wooden
rhombus-shaped adornment in her lip.
The discs must be worn to ensure the lip
stays stretched, much like a pair of new
earrings, or the “flesh-tunnels” favoured by
rock stars.
Young women have their lips pierced by older
women in the tribe, usually at around the age
of 15 to 18.
Lip-discs are thought to have been worn in
the Omo Valley since 1896 and it is thought
they were invented to disfigure tribal women
to prevent them from being stolen for the
slave trade.
In recent times, the Ethiopian government has
taken measures to ban lip-piercing and its
frequency among the younger generation is
diminishing.
While Eligidagne said she was proud of her
lip-disc, when asked if she would want a
future daughter to wear one, she said she
would respect her child’s choice.

Some african traditions eh.. This one aff want to turn to elephant na

vicstar:
• • • • • Where's the damn!! Pics

I've uploaded em, d network kinda sucks here!

Pls be patient.

jesu!

Awwww!
Why men are so romantic.

More pictures :

Wtf

Veektoria:

Pictures for add maggi to this story sha..

Lolz, I've uploaded em

Oluwa ooo!

Ewww. Some one will still kiss and fvck her

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MrWhaley:
Oluwa ooo!

Lolz, y are you calling God na.
Abi, is she nt a human like you

Ebayray:



Lolz, y are you calling God na.

Abi, is she nt a human like you

Eby,your lips are like that o...don't you think so??
Check it again.

Cutehector:
Ewww. Some one will still kiss and fvck her

Lolz, who kissing help?.
She did this to become more attractive to her husband as well as to get higher dowry from her husband's family. The dowry consists mainly of cattle.

wow wow wow

Ebayray:


Lolz, who kissing help?.
She did this to become more attractive to her husband as well as to get higher dowry from her husband's family. The dowry consists mainly of cattle.

really? Wow dats so lovely. I wish this tradition can be performed in Nigeria here

MrWhaley:
Eby,your lips are like that o...don't you think so?? Check it again.

Lmao u're nt serious ooo.

Cutehector:
really? Wow dats so lovely. I wish this tradition can be performed in Nigeria here

I know you of all people wouldn't like it, so no pretend.

Ebayray:



I know you of all people wouldn't like it, so no pretend.

lol i'm still tryna to understand why will men find such sttractive

Cutehector:
lol i'm still tryna to understand why will men find such sttractive

Well its a case of "whatever rocks your boat"

Ebayray:



Well its a case of "whatever rocks your boat"

yea right

Omg!

That lady has a huge rack. Awesome melons they are.

Na wa o.

those huge ears are hers too

I swear if this one give person Mouth Action ehn, both the preeek n the blockus go loss for her mouth o!

Whaaattt!!!

Ebayray:



Lolz, I've uploaded em

this thing dikwa sezzy!!

meanwhile, i see your hair... it's popping!!

Whaaaaaaaat... Tinx we do for love