Ethiopia’s Omo Valley | Africa’s Last Frontier, National Geographic Magazine: Nails Meant for a School, Used as Adornment | Omo Valley, Ethiopia

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The government built a school in Labuk village, and nails were available for the first time.  Since no one attended the school, locals took the nails and pierced their chins as decoration. The hole in their chin is useful to squirt water to wash their hands.