[Bronxwood]

I have been reading up on the Mursi people and their lip plates. The larger the lip plate, the more she's worth! When marrying, if a woman's lip plate is considerably large, her new husband will have to give her family 60 -70 cattle, or so. Woman without lip plates are considered worthless, or so I read, their families get no cattle. Also, the larger the lip plate, the older the woman. But, lately because of outside influence, many young Mursi woman are refusing to follow this practice (fear of being ridiculed outside the village). Also I've noticed in a couple pictures there are guys chewing on twigs. I've read this is how people cleaned their teeth before modern toothpaste was invented. Amazing set, we need more of these kind of places showcased on SSP.