Lip plate

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The lip plate, also known as a lip disc, mouth plate, or lip plug, 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. Archaeological evidence indicates that disk and plate labrets have been invented multiple times including in Africa (Sudan and Ethiopia; 6000–5500 BCE), Mesoamerica (1500 BCE), and coastal Ecuador (500 BCE).

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