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Lip plate
Form of body modification / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lip plate, also known as a lip plug, lip disc, or mouth plate, is a form of body modification. Increasingly large discs (usually circular, and made from clay or wood) are inserted into a pierced hole in either the upper or lower lip, or both, thereby stretching it. The term labret denotes all kinds of pierced-lip ornaments, including plates and plugs.
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![]() Mursi woman with lip plate (2014) | |
Nicknames | Labret, lip plate, lip disc |
Jewelry | Clay, wood or metal disc |
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Archaeological evidence indicates that disk and plate labrets have been invented multiple times including in Africa (Sudan and Ethiopia; 5500–6000 BC)[1] Mesoamerica (1500 BC),[1] and coastal Ecuador (500 BC).[1][2]