Mursi woman with large lip plate. When a girl reaches puberty the process begins by making a small slit below the lip. The bottom middle teeth are removed. A small coin is inserted in the hole. As it stretches, the size of the plate is increased, up to about 6 inches. This is a sign of beauty. The larger the plate, the more valuable she is and requires more cows to marry her. Due to no teeth on the bottom they slobber a lot and consequently tend to spit a lot. Naturally, they have to remove it to eat.