The woman with a lip disc as big as her HEAD: Australian filmmakers discover Ethiopian with world's biggest facial adornment... and she even has other villagers stunned
Ataye Eligidagne, 20, dons the largest lip disc in the world. The hardened clay disc is 59.5 cm in circumference and 19.5 cm in diameter
The discs are a tradition dating back further than 1896, and a way of attracting a husband amongst the the Surma woman of the lower Omo Rover valley in Ethiopia
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The procedure of preparing to wear the discs, which also involves knocking out the bottom two teeth, is done at the age of 15-18
The previous example of the largest disk in the Guinness Book of Records was 15cm in diameter, making Eligidagne by far the largest of it's kind in the world
The discs are intended to attract a husband, as well as a dowry for the family of the wife, who are given a contingent of cattle respective to the size of the disc
When asked if her daughter would adhere to the tradition, Eligidagne said she would respect her daughters decision
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL.
- This month, an Australian film crew led by cinematographer Abrahem Joffe was filming in southern Ethiopia
- They stumbled upon Ataye Eligidagne, 20, who has the largest lip disc in the world
- The hardened clay disc is 59.5 cm in circumference and 19.5 cm in diameter
- The discs are a tradition dating back further than 1896, and a way of attracting a husband
- The Ethiopian government has taken measures to ban the discs
Ataye Eligidagne, 20, dons the largest lip disc in the world. The hardened clay disc is 59.5 cm in circumference and 19.5 cm in diameter
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The discs are a tradition dating back further than 1896, and a way of attracting a husband amongst the the Surma woman of the lower Omo Rover valley in Ethiopia
- SHARE PICTURE
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The procedure of preparing to wear the discs, which also involves knocking out the bottom two teeth, is done at the age of 15-18
- SHARE PICTURE
- SHARE PICTURE
The previous example of the largest disk in the Guinness Book of Records was 15cm in diameter, making Eligidagne by far the largest of it's kind in the world
The discs are intended to attract a husband, as well as a dowry for the family of the wife, who are given a contingent of cattle respective to the size of the disc
When asked if her daughter would adhere to the tradition, Eligidagne said she would respect her daughters decision
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL.


