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| Picture No | 11007576 |
| Date | 1868 |
| Description | Women wearing Lip-rings |
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Two women from Manganja tribe wearing lip-rings (pelele). When girls are very young, the upper lip is pierced close to the nose, and a small pin inserted to prevent the orifice from closing. When the wound is healed, the small pin is withdrawn, and a larger one introduced, and the plan is carried on for years, until at last the full-sized 'pelele' can be worn.
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| Source | Engraving in 'Buffon Linnaeus Illustrated Natural History by the Red J. G Wood' page 395 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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