This Ethiopian tribeswoman breaks record, and she currently holds Guinness World Record for the biggest lip plate embellishment, which almost has the size of her head. Her incredibly large lip plate, made out of clay, measures an unbelievable 59.5 cm in circumference and 19.5 cm in diameter, and is over twice the size of an average disc!
Her whopping facial decoration was discovered by an Australian film crew led by cinematographer Abrahem Joffe, when they were making a documentary series for Canon Australia in Oct, 2014.


While in the remote valleys of southern Ethiopia, the film crew chanced upon Ataye Eligidagne, a tribeswoman who was wearing a large disc adornment on her lower lip. The plate was almost the size of her head. They were astonished upon seeing this jaw-dropping embellishment, which was so large, even the locals were impressed.

“We were taking a tour with some of the local guides. When they spotted the woman, they were absolutely bewildered,” said Joffe.


“I’m a big reader of Guinness World Records and I figured it was out of the ordinary, but you know you’ve found something special when the locals are amazed.”

Through the help of a local guide, Joffe learned that Eligidagne had stretched her lip for three years, and extracted two of her bottom front teeth in order to accommodate the humongous plate.

Eligidagne told Joffe that it was not painful, nor had there been any adverse affects caused by the procedure, though she admitted that the discs might not be around forever, and there are fewer younger people wearing them today.


During their conversation, Joffe gave Eligidagne some Coca-Cola, and was absolutely amazed by her reaction.
“Ataye poured it onto her tongue with the disc in place, and suddenly had this stunned expression. It was incredible,” he said.


Wearing lip plates is a symbol of beauty and prestige for both the Suri and Mursi tribes, also known as Surma people, who reside in South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia.


It is said that the bigger the lip plate a woman has, the better the wife she will make; thus, the larger the dowry of live cattle the woman’s family would receive upon her getting married.


The women take pride in crafting and embellishing their own discs. Lips are normally pierced when the women are between the ages of 15 to 18 for those who choose to have the procedure done.


“I think that locally, it’s a matter of pride,” said Joffe

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Source: http://g00gle.com.ng/biggest-lip-disc-african-woman/

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Lalasticlala

Wtf!!! These are the wrong sort of images that depict Africa as a jungle of subhuman species.

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Veery ugly! So disgusting.

A very disgusting tradition but hey she's comfortable and her chances of marriage are high but if you criticize her and support homosexuals and trans people,hear me,you are a hypocrite.

Abiagirl777:
A very disgusting tradition but hey she's comfortable and her chances of marriage are high but if you criticize her and support homosexuals and trans people,hear me,you are a hypocrite.

I think Americans do this s.h!t also, theirs are gross

Will fetch them pic

Donniefred:
I think Americans do this s.h!t also, theirs are gross

Will fetch them pic

dem plenty

Lalasticlala, mynd44

What's the essence of this lip disc exactly Is it adding to their GDP or something