What does labretifery mean?
Labretifery means The practice of wearing a labret..
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/ˌleɪbrəˈtɪfəri/ · noun
The practice of wearing a labret..
In Africa labretifery is quite common, and varies from tribe to tribe.
Labretifery occurred over a wide distribution from the Kuriles to southern British Columbia in the late prehistoric period.
They include labretifery, tattooing the chin of adult women, certain uses of masks, a certain style of conventionalizing objects, the use of conventional signs as hieroglyphics, [...] and of artistic representations connected with their common religious or mythological ideas.
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Labretifery means The practice of wearing a labret..
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In Africa labretifery is quite common, and varies from tribe to tribe.
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