http://cultanthro.tribe.net/thread/fecee637-af18-4b0d-9c61-84279ccf772d?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://cultanthro.tribe.net/thread/fecee637-af18-4b0d-9c61-84279ccf772d#31a2a522-7204-42f9-b243-338fdfb3d2e8 I'm about as lame as a layman can be, but I remember reading somewhere that it was a way of making them less attractive to other tribes, in an attempt to discourage slavery and such Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:30:03 GMT http://cultanthro.tribe.net/thread/fecee637-af18-4b0d-9c61-84279ccf772d#31a2a522-7204-42f9-b243-338fdfb3d2e8 Dustin (El Guano) 2007-07-11T16:30:03Z http://cultanthro.tribe.net/thread/fecee637-af18-4b0d-9c61-84279ccf772d#157b8d63-54a9-4c20-ac0d-a1c53272198b Question...The Suri Woman wear clay lip plates as a affinal symbol of marriage, but does anny body know this practises origin? Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:40:31 GMT http://cultanthro.tribe.net/thread/fecee637-af18-4b0d-9c61-84279ccf772d#157b8d63-54a9-4c20-ac0d-a1c53272198b Jai 2007-07-11T12:40:31Z