Labret

Labret
 Labret - kind jewelry lips. This plate or sleeve inserted into the puncture in the bay, which is gradually replaced and it delayed the decoration on the larger size. The tradition of some tribes to transform his body with labrets appeared a few centuries ago and gradually almost completely disappeared under the influence of civilization. Labret her symbolized the media ...
 Labret - kind jewelry lips. This plate or sleeve inserted into the puncture in the bay, which is gradually replaced and it delayed the decoration on the larger size. The tradition of some tribes to transform his body with labrets appeared a few centuries ago and gradually almost completely disappeared under the influence of civilization. Labret media symbolized her protruding tongue, symbolizing vitality. Decoration was a visible sign of high social status, subject to the prestigious trade.
Currently used as piercing labrets (often referred to as Labret) - bars with twist-off long balls 6 to 20 mm and an average diameter of about 1 to 6 mm. Term Labret also called himself piercing the lower lip.