page_title: Tembetá
hierarchical_section_title: Tembetá
caption_attribution_description: Español: Vasija moche con un tembetá.
context_page_description: A tembetá or barbote is a metal or stone rod placed in lower lip piercings by members of some indigenous peoples in South America. It has been used since the Neolithic period by different human groups for body modification, spiritual protection, and indication of sexual maturity.
context_section_description: A tembetá (Guaraní language: tembé: lip, Ita: stone.) or barbote (Argentina) is a metal or stone rod placed in lower lip piercings by members of some indigenous peoples in South America. It has been used since the Neolithic period by different human groups for body modification, spiritual protection, and indication of sexual maturity.
caption: Moche ceramic effigy vessel featuring a man with a tembetá. Museo de Historia natural de Valparaiso, Chile
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