Mersi Tribe Wall Art

Name: Mersi Lip Plate
SKU: shopify_ZA_7756419629214_43504201662622
Price: 28.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

The lip plate carries a number of meanings for the Mersi tribe. Firstly, it’s a symbol of great beauty. Secondly, it marks a commitment to the husband because it is worn with great pride when serving him food. If the husband dies, the lip plate is removed since a woman’s external beauty is said to fade after his death. Lastly, the plate is a powerful visual marker of Mursi identity. Without it, they run the risk of being mistaken for a member of another tribe..

A great image for framing behind glass, or block mounting on canvas to create a focal point and conversation piece in any contemporary home.

For your ease of shopping, we offer a range of standard landscape, portrait & square sizes, but also make custom sizes on request, for a small surcharge.

The standard sizes reflect the outside dimensions of the mounted canvas, floating frame or framed print:
- For Framed Prints, within those dimensions sits the frame, window mount, and print itself.
- For Mounted Canvas + Floating Frame, within those dimensions sits the frame, floating space and canvas itself.
i.e. the footprint on the wall will always be the size shown, whichever option you select.

The table below shows the exact dimensions of each element of the framed products:

See below for the detailed product shots.

Framed Prints, behind glass, with 22mm gallery frames in black, white, wood (& other colours for a surcharge):

Mounted Canvas, ready-to-hang, with optional 10mm floating frame in black, white, wood (& other colours for a surcharge):

Printing

We only list art & photography that can be printed up to 3m in size at 300dpi resolution.

On photographs taken a long time ago you may see some graininess, or the canvas texture in some artworks, but this is how the original looks and how it is meant to be reproduced - you never see pixelation in canvas or framed prints from Pixalot, whichever size you purchase.

The in-situ renders you see here are low resolution for website speed purposes, but you are welcome to request a section of the high resoltion image to see the detail you will see on your purchase.

We print on a colour calibrated Epson printer for picture-perfect results.

Framing

Because we also manufacture for top interior designers and luxury decor brands, we do not import cheap product from China, unlike other wall art suppliers.

We make-to-order in our studio in Cape Town, using the highest quality materials and most skilled local craftsmen. We use only the finest wood frames (black, white, ash wood) canvas, mounting card and glass available, and whereas most retailers use 25mm subframes, we stretch the canvas over 45mm subframes, which gives it gravitas on the wall.

All products come ready-to-hang with the necessary brackets, screws and wall plugs.

CLICK HERE to take a look inside our studio.

The framed images and mirrors can be cleaned with standard window cleaner for the glass and a damp cloth on the frames. Please don't use chemicals on the frames.

The canvases come with a protective matt varnish applied, and should also be cleaned only with a damp cloth, not chemicals.

For mainland UK, free delivery is 7-8 business days from order, or Priority Service in 5-6 business days, for £15 per order. For outlying areas, there may be a shipping surcharge, and delivery is expected to take 7-10 working days from order.

The morning after your order is dispatched, you will receive an email notification with the tracking link and direct contact details of our courier partner. We find it better if customers contact them directly for any special delivery instructions.

Please check your order on delivery. Should there be any damage, send it back with the courier and we will replace it immediately.

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Mersi Lip Plate

Size

45 x 60cm

60 x 80cm

75 x 100cm

90 x 120cm

100 x 150cm

120 x 180cm

122 x 210cm

Type

Mounted Canvas

Framed Print

Frame Colour

No Frame

Black

White

Wood

£28.00

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Mersi Tribe Wall Art

The lip plate carries a number of meanings for the Mersi tribe. Firstly, it’s a symbol of great beauty. Secondly, it marks a commitment to the husband because it is worn with great pride when serving him food. If the husband dies, the lip plate is removed since a woman’s external beauty is said to fade after his death. Lastly, the plate is a powerful visual marker of Mursi identity. Without it, they run the risk of being mistaken for a member of another tribe..

A great image for framing behind glass, or block mounting on canvas to create a focal point and conversation piece in any contemporary home.

For your ease of shopping, we offer 7 standard landscape/portrait sizes, and 6 square sizes, of which all are available as ready-to-hang mounted canvas (with or without a floating frame) and all but the largest size are available as framed prints (behind glass).

The standard sizes reflect the outside dimensions of the frame or canvas.
For framed prints - within those dimensions sits the frame, mounting card, and print.
For mounted canvas - outside those dimensions sits the 10mm space and 10mm floating frame (if chosen).

The table below shows the exact dimensions of each element of each product, although we also make-to-order bespoke sizes for a small surcharge.

Here are detailed product shots of the various framing options available.
Framed prints in 22mm black, white or ash wood gallery frames:

Mounted Canvas, with wrap-around print:

Mounted canvas floating in 10mm black, white or ash wood frame, with 10mm spacing:

Printing

We only list art & photography that can be printed up to 3m in size at 300dpi resolution.

On photographs taken a long time ago you may see some graininess, or the canvas texture in some artworks, but this is how the original looks and how it is meant to be reproduced - you never see pixelation in canvas or framed prints from Pixalot, whichever size you purchase.

The in-situ renders you see here are low resolution for website speed purposes, but you are welcome to request a section of the high resoltion image to see the detail you will see on your purchase.

We print on a colour calibrated Epson printer for picture-perfect results.

Framing

CLICK HERE to watch our YouTube video showing the quality you can expect from us.

Because we also manufacture for top interior designers and luxury decor brands, we do not import cheap product from China, unlike other wall art suppliers.

We make-to-order in our studio in Cape Town, using the highest quality materials and most skilled local craftsmen. We use only the finest wood frames (black, white, ash wood) canvas, mounting card and glass available.

Whereas most supplier use 25mm subframes, we stretch the canvas over 45mm subframes, which gives it gravitas on the wall. All products come ready-to-hang with the necessary brackets, screws and wall plugs.

CLICK HERE to take a look inside our studio.

The manufacturing process is all done by hand, and to order, and takes us 4-5 days. You will then be notified after the courier collects the order. They then process it at their depot before sending it out to its final destination.

We offer a Standard Service where orders will reach you in 7-10 days and a Priority Service (R180 per order) where your order jumps the queue and reaches you in 5-7 days depending on your location.

Your dispatch notification will have the direct contact details of the courier should you wish to track your order in transit. We find it better if customers contact them directly for tracking & special delivery instructions.

Should your order arrive damaged, we will immediately replace it.

All our art & photography is available as wallpaper/mural up to any size.

Click on the button below and enter your wall dimensions to see how this image it will look on your wall. Then opt for delivered or delivered & installed, add to cart & checkout. We'll take care of the rest :-)

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