Les belles idées de la défigurée : à propos du plateau labial des Mursi (Ethiopie)

The Mursi lip-plate is usually seen as a disappearing sign of backwardness. Beyond a counter argumentation on the stereotypes, I will try to show that the lip-plate has several modes of action, all within the praxis of the body to which it is integral. The layers of meaning, pragmatic challenges and...

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Main Author: Jean-Baptiste Eczet
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Centre d´Histoire et Théorie des Arts 2012-10-01
Series:Images Re-Vues
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/2501
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