*🕰️Ancient Adorment🥰: Lip🫦 and Ear👂 Modification Practices* Lip👄 and ear🦻 stretching have been practiced by various tribes in Africa🌍, Brazil🇧🇷, and Asia🌏. Both men👨🏿 and women👩🏽‍🦱 wear lip plates🍽️ made of clay🧱 or wood🪵, which can be up to 12 inches in diameter⭕. The plate🍽️ is inserted into the lower lip🫦, and the lip👄 is stretched😩 to accommodate it. In some tribes in East and South Africa🇿🇦, men🧔🏾‍♂ and women👵🏽 wear earlobe🦻 stretchers made of wood🪵 or metal🪙, which are decorated with beads📿, feathers🪶, and other ornaments🧿 and can be up to 10 inches long📏. In Ethiopia🇪🇹, wearing lip plates is a symbol of beauty😍 and strength💪🏾. In some cultures🤠, they are believed to have spiritual👻 significance, such as connecting🤗 the wearer to the divine.