In Southwestern, Ethiopia is where the Surma people dwell, a land filled with mysteries and suspense.
Surma is a collective term for three ethnic groups — Chai, Timaga, and Suri Baale — living in southwestern Ethiopia.
Suri is composed of three subgroups; Chai, Timaga, and Baale groups (self-names), politically and territorially different, but all speaking ‘South East Surmic’ languages within the Surmic language family, which includes Mursi, Majang, and Me’en languages.
The Surma women are famous because of the lip plates they wear.
The people raise cattle that are considered an important asset to the people.
A man may need to have up to 60 cattle before he can get married. Before a marriage can be concluded, a man is expected to give cattle to the bride’s family as an exchange.
The people drink the blood of the animals instead of the milk during the dry season.
The women are famous for the lip plates they wear that are created out of clay.
Scaring of the bodies is common between men and women. The men are engaged in tribal fights that have to do with sticks called the Dongas.
When you find a Suri man having a scar, it simply means that he must have killed a person from a rival tribe.
The people have a sky god they called Tumu. The people have a strong belief in female diviners and spirits.
Rainmaking is a common skill that is passed from one male to another through heredity.
A stick fight is a ceremonial event where the men fight to win their brides. However, this stick fighting is dangerous and many people have died from it.
The married women are in charge of every household while the men make decisions. The women are not allowed to debate their opinions.
Beauty
The Surma women are considered beautiful and strong with their lip plates.
The Surma women also beautify their skins with intricate scarification. The kids and women also decorate themselves with flowers and white clay patterns.
At puberty, many of the young women will have their lower teeth taken out to allow them get their lower lips pierced.
When the lips are pierced, they are stretched to accommodate the lip plate.
No matter how they are perceived by outsiders, these people live a life that they love. Since culture varies from one place to another, so is the way beauty is judged.
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