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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 . i 
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.) 
