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culture, those with teeth that have been sharpened are deemed more beautiful. Tooth sharpening would have been traditionally done at puberty. Though contact with outside civilizations have resulted in a decline of tooth sharpening. The
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would have four of their lower teeth knocked out. This was followed by the top teeth being sharpened to points (think an inverted “V”). The tribe regarded this tradition as a form of
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