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Women in an Indonesian tribe sharpen their teeth as a fashion statement!




Females in the Mentawai tribe of West Sumatra take great ‘pains’ to make themselves look attractive. You think shaving your legs and wearing makeup is bad? Try sharpening your teeth to a point and getting tattooed by being hammered on with a needle! They do admit the processes are painful, but such is the price of beauty within their culture.

You can see the Mentawai women here on Youtube:

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