The Mursi Tribe Of Ethiopia (14 pics)

freaks

wait.... that was a chick?!

those are t-baggin' plates!

Actually this practice has started to fade..the next generation is not following tradition. A lot of them are entering''normal
9;' society.

Why censuring ?

how to make sex?

Yeah, the censoring, not necessary. And in response to "ptp"...it is a completely different culture than a lot of us are used to. For men, it is a rank in society. The bigger the plate the higher the rank. It is seen as an expression of adulthood for both women and men.

admirable

ptp,
jackass

Strange, funky, and ultimately a little unhealthy. People are weird. (But fascinating.)

hmmmm.....I would guess that they don't do a lot of kissing.

censuring is wrong

the one that can fit the widest plate is considered the most beautiful

There are actually many different reasons that lip-plating, stretching of the ears, septums etc is practiced. Many different groups of people have been doing it for thousands of years completely independent of each other. So yes, it is aesthetic, and/or for social class or to show power etc. but please don't call the mursi freaks. They and many others have been doing this long before you or your culture was a blip on the map

i agree with james apocalypse

Re: # 17 - james apocalypse

Very good answer, knowledgeable, compassionate and humorous...thanks!

omg

Wow, fascinating

Unlike some other pastoralist African tribes, the Mursi are sedentary rather than nomadic. The language of the Mursi is in the Nilo-Saharan linguistic family rather than being in the Afro-Asiatic language family as is Amharic, the official Ethiopian language.
http://www.travelafrica360.net
/the-cattle-herder-mursi-of-et
hopia.html

thats crazy fack man

Seems painful