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Oil Paint
50.8 x 40.64 cm
2018
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An elder woman from the Mursi village near the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. The lip plates are given to the female in the tribe around the age of 15 or 16 by their fathers. Their bottom row of teeth are knocked out to allow the plate to sit an...
An elder woman from the Mursi village near the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. The lip plates are given to the female in the tribe around the age of 15 or 16 by their fathers. Their bottom row of teeth are knocked out to allow the plate to sit and the lower lip is cut so that the plate can also fit in the lip like an earring. The lip plates are small in size initially and as the hole in the lip elongates and the female ages, she receives different lip plates that signify her status in the village. Medium: Oil on canvas
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View AllBorn in 1989 in Kingston, Saint Andrew, Jamaica. Currently residing in South Orange, NJ, USA.
Associates Degree in Arts OMO OMO
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View AllFeb 26, 2024