Karen Longneck Woman | Marc Anderson Photography
Woman from the Padaung long neck hill tribe, Thailand. The Padaung women famously wear brass rings around their necks. This distorts the growth of their collarbones and make them look as if they have long necks - which they don't. This row of brass rings do not actually stretch their necks but in fact squash the vertebrae and collar bones. A woman generally has about twenty or more rings around her neck. This neck ring adornment is started when the girls are 5 or 6 years old.
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Take a trek into Northern Thailand and meet the traditional hilltribes who have been living off the land in this rugged forest region for thousands of years. Each village has a different language, belief system, style of dress and tradition. One of the most well known hill tribes are the Karen “Long Neck” whose women wear weighted rings around their necks to give them the elongated look.
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The women of the Kayan tribes of Burma and Thailand believe that their attractiveness is related to the perceived length of their necks. Because of this, they wear metal rings around their necks. The process begins at the tender age of five and continues throughout the woman’s life, adding more rings through time. Theses rings pushes down the woman’s collar bones, compressing her ribs and giving off the illusion of a longer neck.
The Padaung women (a sub-group of the Karen- Bwe Group-living in Kayah state of eastern Burma) wear brass rings around their necks. This distorts the growth of their collarbones and make them look as if they have long necks - which they don't. This row of brass rings do not actually stretch their necks but in fact squash the vertebrae and collar bones. A woman generally has about twenty or more rings around her neck. This neck ring adornment is started when the girls are 5 or 6 years old.
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Long-Necked Karen (or Pa Dong tribe) is a hill - tribe living deep inside Myanmar border with thailand's Ban Nam Phiang Din. Women of this tribe wear brass rings on their necks and limbs. The number of the rings increases according to their ages. Their should blades are pressed lower and lower while their necks seem to be longer and longer.
Women of the Kayan Lahwi tribe are well known for wearing neck rings. Girls first start to wear rings when they are around five years old. Over the years the coil is replaced by a longer one, and more turns are added. The weight of the brass pushes the collar bone down and compresses the rib cage. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created by the deformation of the clavicle. (Source Wikipidia)This shot was took at Shan state, Myanmar
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India | GADABA women are traditionally distinguished by their facial tattoos and wear neck rings which are about 500-700 gms each and can not be removed without the help of the Blacksmith. As a part of their tradition, it is only removed after their death. | © Ingetje Tadros
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