Mursi tribe women adorn themselves with large plates inserted into their lower lips, a cultural practice intricately tied to notions of fertility and marital suitability.
In Myanmar, Kayan tribe women in Kayah State wear brass coils and rings around their necks, symbolizing their wealth and natural beauty.
The Himba tribe, of northern Namibia spends up to 12 hours braiding their hair with animal fat, ash, ground ochre, and cow dung, which symbolizes marital status, age, wealth, and rank within the community.
In Myanmar, Kayan tribe women in Kayah State wear brass coils and rings around their necks, symbolizing their wealth and natural beauty.
In Arunachal Pradesh, Apatani women wore a large nose-pin called yaping hurlo, once seen as a symbol of ugliness, later evolving into a symbol of beauty through tattooing traditions.
Mursi tribe women adorn themselves with large plates inserted into their lower lips, a cultural practice intricately tied to notions of fertility and marital suitability.
African Bedik women pierce their noses with porcupine quills, possibly to signify beauty, status, or spiritual significance within their community.