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The Rikbaktsa people, found in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil, are one of the country's many indigenous peoples. This photo shows the earlobe stretching which earned them the name Orelhas de Pau (Wooden Ears) in the region. Today, the Rikbaktsa no longer practice ritual ear-piercing, as they struggle to integrate their traditional culture into a post-contact society.