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Apatani with facial tattoos & nose plugs

Apatani woman & facial tattoos & nose plugs or Yapin Hulo
These plugs are made of a cane slice. This practice was to make them look unattractive to males from other tribes. These facial modifications are not longer used and has been outlawed
Apatani Tribe
Ziro Valley, Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh
North East India

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Apatani woman & facial tattoos & nose plugs or Yapin Hulo<br />
These plugs are made of a cane slice. This practice was to make them look unattractive to males from other tribes. These facial modifications are not longer used and has been outlawed<br />
Apatani Tribe<br />
Ziro Valley, Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh<br />
North East India