There’s no denying that advancements made in technology have a pervasive influence on nearly every facet of modern-day living. But, that notwithstanding, there still exists sections of the global ...

When the rainy season finishes, a few tourists head into the south of Ethiopia, close to the borders with Kenya and South Sudan. They’re searching for one of the last African tribes that pierce and ...

The nature of beauty is one of the most fascinating riddles of life. Is beauty universal? How do we know it? For example in the Ethiopian Suri tribe an enormous plate implanted in a girl’s lip is ...

Many body modifications have been used by Africans for centuries; many of these modifications have been forgotten or gone into extinction, while others still hold true today. Lip plating is a body ...

Pakistani vlogger Shabbir Ahmad shared a video showing a Suri tribe bride's lip plates and goat horn headpieces. The video has over 9.2 million views. A Pakistani travel vlogger’s Instagram video ...

Mursi is a unique Surma tribe in Southern Sudan and the language they speak is also called Mursi. The plates are inserted into the lip causing it to stretch, and it is said that the larger the clay ...