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the lower incisors are broken off, the tongue exposed to 

 view, producing an unpleasant appearance. L. von 

 Hohnel gives an account of this tribe in his description 

 of Count Teleki's expedition. 



Donaldson Smith, who subsequently visited Lake 

 Stefanie, states that the girls of the Murle (Marie) 

 tribe have good figures and regular oval features. The 

 men mutilate the lips of the women in order to keep 

 them from being stolen by their neighbours. 



An Ornamented Labret or Lip 

 Plug, called Pelele. (British 

 Museum. ) 



