Padaung woman, 'giraffe-neck' woman with brass rings which depress the collarbone, Kayah State, Myanmar (Burma)

Portrait of a long necked Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, AsiaThe women of the Padaung hill tribe wear heavy brass ornaments around their neck and limbs. These ornaments look like separate rings but are really a continuous coil of brass that can weigh anywhere from five to twenty-two kilograms and measure up to 30 meter in length. The quantity of visual rings (in reality, the length of the brass coil) is increased every year, according to the age of the woman.

Two young Jat women, one wearing traditional brass Jat tribal nose ring, jewellery and clothing, Bhidara village, Kutch, Gujarat, India, Asia

Padaung girl, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Young woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Long necked woman with several brass rings around her neck, Lake Inle, Myanmar, Asia

Young long necked woman with several brass rings around her neck, Lake Inle, Myanmar, Asia

Symbols For Blessing And Protection Written On A Door, Jincheng, Kinsmen, Taiwan

Close Up Of Old Wooden Door With Brass Rings, Dharpatha Mal, Madhya Pradesh, India