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Apatani Tribeswomen Wore Nose Plugs To Prevent Other Tribes From Kidnapping Them Due To Their Ugly Appearance.

Pictured here is an Apatani tribeswoman, proudly wearing her nose plugs. The original goal of the massive nose plugs for all of the women of the Apatani tribe in India was a form of protection. The idea was to become as unattractive as they possibly could, believing that if they were undesired by the men of other tribes, they wouldn't be kidnapped or sexually assaulted. It's terrible that these women had to purposely disfigure themselves just to ward off an assault from men.