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November 6, 2011 ANT-102-66 26 Jessica Lynn Barone

The Mursi Tribe: 

The Mursi Tribe

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(YC, Wei, 2007)

The Mursi People: 

The Mursi People

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Mursi women and girls wear clay or wooden lip plates in their lower lips (DAVID TURTON, 1974)

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(David Turton, 1970) It is said that the size of a young woman's lip plate will determine the amount of cattle that a young man will pay for dowry to his brides parents.

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(Ian Transue, 2011) This is a Mursi Woman who has decorated herself with face paintings and a clay lip ornament. This expresses to her tribe that she is beautiful. The lip-plate worn by this Mursi women also shows an expression of female social adulthood and reproductive potential. ( Turton, David 2004)

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This is a picture of Nga Mokonyi Keketokenno, a member of the Mursi Tribe a month after her lip was pierced. (David Turton 2004) All young girls (15-16years old) have their four lower teeth removed, this is so their large lip plates will eventually fit. (David Turton, 1969)

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(Salvatore Gebbia, N.D.)

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The Mursi Tribe males do not partake in the Lip Ornament tradition. There is however a tribe called the Suya Amazon, where the men are the ones who wear the lip plates. The Mursi men are famous for their stick fighting ceremony called Donga. (Mursi 2009) Boys at a duelling match, Mago Valley, Makki (David Turton, 1982)

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Donga is fought by the men of the Mursi African tribe. The winner of the “donga” will be able to select the girl of his choice to have relations with, even though she may marry someone else. (Mursi 2009) (David Turton, 1996)

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The Mursi tribe (often called the Murzu tribe) are located in the lower Omo valley of southwestern Ethiopia. The Mursi and their neighbors.N.D.

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Looking south over the River Omo and Mursiland. (David Turton, 1981)

Habitat: 

Habitat The Mursi live in a rough terrain surrounded at the west and south sides by the river Omo, the river Mago to the east, and the river Mara to the north. A volcanic plain covers a great deal of this area. The climate is semi-dry to dry The River Omo at Kurum, in the dry season (David Turton, 1991)

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Two unmarried girls whose lips had recently been cut and stretched, at Kon Ba, on the River Mago,( David Turton 2002).

The Mursi Tribe & Tourist : 

The Mursi Tribe & Tourist

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Tourist flock to the lower Omo valley in southwestern Ethiopia, to witness the Mursi tribe women and their famous lip plates. In an article written by David Turton about the Mursi tribe says, “ The tourists spend money on what they do not need, while the Mursi stand in front of the camera to be photographed, appropriated and objectified as archetypal primitives only because they need the money. An analogy with prostitution seems compelling. The Mursi – men and women, though mainly women – make commodities of their bodies like prostitutes and, like prostitutes, attempt to salvage some dignity and self-respect by driving the hardest bargain they can, never letting the customer forget that this is a straight-forward commercial transaction. The Mursi do not, of course, describe their interactions with tourists in these terms. But as one watches them, standing sullenly as the cameras click away, and visibly flinching as the video cameras approach from different angles, it is difficult not to conclude that they feel both violated and demeaned.”(April 2004)

Survival: 

Survival The Mursi practice hoe-cultivation and cattle herding. Cultivation accounts for well over half their diet while cattle, apart from being an important source of milk (especially for children) and meat, are a vital standby at times of crop failure, The main crop is sorghum, of which they possess many drought-resistant varieties, but they also grow maize, beans and chick-peas. (Mursi 2011) Thatching the roof of a grain store. (Ben Dome, 2004)

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Ian Transue. My Shot .N.D.Photograph.Web. 10 Nov.2011 Ethiopia.Map. The Mursi and Their Neighbors. N.D.Web. 10 Nov.2011 African Tribes. Mursi Tribe. Girls With Lip Plate. Web. 2009. 10 Nov. 2011 <http://www.african-tribes.org/mursi-tribe.html > Turton, David. Looking South Over the Omo River and Mursi Land . April 1981. Photograph. Web. 10 Nov.2011 Turton, David. Boys at a duelling match, Mago Valley, Makki .1982. Photograph. Web. 10 Nov.2011 <http://www.mursi.org/image-gallery/duelling/boys.jpg/view> Gebbia, Salvatore. Mursi Man, Ethiopia. N.D. Photograph. Web. 10 Nov. 11 <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/your-faces-of-the-world-photos/> References

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YC, Wei. Mursi Tribe, Omo Valley, Ethipia, 2007. 22 Jan.2007. Photograph. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/sibylwei/3305928614/#/photos/sibylwei/3305928614/lightbox/> Mursi Online . University of Oxford. Refugee Studies Center. 1 June, 2011.Web. 10 Nov, 2011 <http://www.mursi.org/> Turton, David. Anthropology Today. Lip Plates and The People Who Take Photographs.20.2.April 2004:3-8. Print. Turton, David. The River Omo at Kurum, In the Dry Season. 1991.Photograph. Web. 10 Nov.2011 <http://www.mursi.org/image-gallery/environment/omo-river.jpg/view>