For many years, throughout history can remember, teeth has been an important part of many cultures. Teeth are a necessity in life and have been made for people to eat, and chew their food, but there are many other cultures that use their teeth for other purposes.
One of those cultures includes Indonesian Tribal Customs or other wise known as Mentawai people. They are the native people of the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia and where the women there chisel their teeth to make them look beautiful. These women are characterized to be very heavy spiritualist in their body art, such as their teeth. They believe it is a practice that makes one feel more beautiful.
These women of the Indonesian tribe, chisel their teeth to make it more narrow and pointy because they believe that it makes them look attractive. They also believe that if they do so, their husband will not leave them for someone else, and they believe once they have chiseled their teeth they automatically become beautiful.
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