Jinka - mursi tribe After a heavy night of rain, we headed out from the eco-omo lodge into the Mago national park. The road wasn’t too bad, with just some riverbeds to cross. After an hour and a half, we picked up a local guy, and a military looking fellow with a machine gun. The village was close to the road, with about 25 straw huts. Mostly women were there with small children. The men were sitting on the edges, looking serious and not participating in our visit. This tribe was strikingly different than the others we have visited. The Morsi have been using lip plates since the 16th century, used to make them look ugly in the eyes of the Italian slave traders. When a Morsi girl reaches 20 years old, a slit is made in her lower lip and a clay plate is inserted. Ea...