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These women stretch their lips to attract husbands
The lip discs are made out of hard clay ranging from 7 to 13cm in diameters.
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Some stretch it for three years to get the shape they want.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the previous record for a lip-disc is 15cm in diameter.
But why this practice?
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They are worn by women in other to attract husbands.
It is believed that the larger the lip, the larger the dowry, which is usually cattle.
It is reported that a woman with a large disc could get as many as 50 cattle as dowry.
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