Ethiopia: Mursi Beauty by Kaeleigh Gooch https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx en-us 2017-10-02 14:42:28 UTC 2023-03-15 09:05:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Beauty Standards k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193027529 Shown below some of the most common beauty standards of Mursi, the head gears, short hair, clay body paint, as well as the most traditional standard, the lip plate. Mursi is there last tribe in Africa to wear traditional dressed and accessories.]]> 2017-10-02 14:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193027529 Clay k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193038538 It is very typically seen people of the Mursi tribe covering them selves with what looks like a white body paint. This is a combination of clay and minerals, they use it to rub on their faces and bodied to been seen as more beautify. Not only is rubbing this clay seen as a beautiful trait, it is also believed to protect their bodies from harsh weathers, intimidate enemies, ward off evil spirits, and to attract the opposite sex. The clay actually protects their skin from the sun and the limestone in it is a natural insect repellent.]]> 2017-10-02 15:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193038538 Head Gear k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193040922 A large majority of Mursi people wear these head gears to add beauty to their attires. Considering most of these individuals are bald, including the women , they use these head gears to beautify their attire. These head gears are typically made from dried plants, bones, insects, wood, clay, and most commonly used is cow horns due to cattle being their main occupation.]]> 2017-10-02 15:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193040922 Purfume k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193056883 The people of Mursi are know to have a specific, unique odour. The combined a mixture of dead plants and other 'secret' ingredients, and then applied to their bodies. Not only was this fragrance used for its peculiar smell, but it was also believed to protect and fight off parasites.]]> 2017-10-02 15:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193056883 Raised Patterns k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193065702 Using a thorn and a razor blade the Mursi people scar them selves in designs and patters to show beauty. Different than other tribes who use scaring techniques as tattoos, the Mursi people believe these scares add beauty, belonging, and strength- while some others try to hide their scars while going places like school. It is commonly notes that if a women is able to go through this scaring sacrifice, they will be able to cope with child birth, most women complete this with showing no signs of pain.]]> 2017-10-02 15:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193065702 Lip Plates k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193070906 Lip plates are one of the Mursi tribes most distinct traits, and by far the most interesting.These lip plates are similar to the north american trends of ear piercings, tattoos, and some even refer it to being like circumcisions. ]]> 2017-10-02 15:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193070906 Tradition of Lip Plates k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193910819 These lip plates are traditionally called 'dhebi a tugoin' , and they are made out of clay and many have designs in them. ]]> 2017-10-04 15:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/193910819 Summary k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197846930 I think that what I find the most interesting about the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia, is that everything that they use to expand on their beauty is natural. Everything from their perfumes, to head pieces, to body art, is seemed to be produced with natural products found throughout their environment. They also seem to hold deeper meanings and almost any North American practice to added to their appearance for beauty. 
In North America it is common (as females) to cover our faces in make up to intensify a women's beauty . This is similar to the Mursi women covering their bodies in clay every day. Unlike the mercy women in Ethiopia, women in North America use products that can be harmful to their skin with little reason to apply make up other than it being an exception seen by society. The Mursi women use natural clays to cover their bodies from harsh weather conditions, being more self helping than any trend seen in North America, such as wearing make up. 
I also believe the lip plates are a huge example of how their beauty modifications hold a meaning. Different than piercings and other body modification seen in North America, they are not gotten primarily for the fact that they are considered pretty. With little explanation other than a vast majority of the population wears it. Where as the mercy tribe uses their lip plates to show strength, and allow a child to be viewed as an adult.
In general the Mursi people come off as people who live simple lives, and use the most simple products. By giving everything they do a purpose and meaning allows their simple lives to be much more interesting than seen.
]]> 2017-10-17 15:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197846930 Citations k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197862826 ·         Toit, L. D. (2016, February 08). Traditional African Mursi Lip Plates. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from https://tatring.com/piercing-types/Have-Mursi-on-the-Lip-Plate

·         Styles, R. (2014, February 18). Are these the world's most painful tattoos? Ethiopian and Sudanese tribes show off their intricate raised patterns created using THORNS. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2561949/Ethiopian-Sudanese-tribes-intricate-raised-patterns-created-using-THORNS.html

                Getting To Know The Mursi Tribe in Ethiopia. (n.d.). Retrieved October 17, 2017, from https://www.somak.com/AFRICAtime/mursi-tribe/

                Obamwonyi, H. (2016, August 14). The Mursi of Ethiopia : One of Africa's Most Captivating Cultures. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from http://blog.swaliafrica.com/the-mursi-of-ethiopia-one-of-africas-most-captivating-cultures/ 

               A. (n.d.). Tribe: The Unusual Mursi of Ethiopia. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from http://afritorial.com/tribe-the-unusual-mursi-of-ethiopia/

Lafforgue, E. (2011, September 30). Mursi woman with lip plate - Omo Ethiopia. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mytripsmypics/6196888171/in/photostream/
]]> 2017-10-17 15:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197862826 Lip Plates k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197891906 Not only are these lip plates used to accentuate beauty and show increased wealth and status, but it's used as a right of passage for women.Given the choice, women get a lip plate at the age that signifies they are able to now reproduce, going from childhood to adulthood. ]]> 2017-10-17 16:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197891906 How Lip Plates are Created k_girl_ https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197895200 The process for inserting these lip plates isn't one that is done quickly. The first start by removing two of the bottom teeth, sometimes up to four teeth are removed. They then puncture a hole in the lower lip that is about 1 - 2 cm in length, and a wooden peg is placed in the hole to prevent it from closing. They then use healing balms for about a month to two months, larger pegs are progressively placed into the women's lip until it reached about 4 inches in diameter and then the traditional clay plate is inserted.]]> 2017-10-17 16:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/k_girl_/3m92ay3jmicx/wish/197895200