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.

Long neck woman, Karen Padaung, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of Long Neck Karen hill tribe woman, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck Karen (Kayan) woman in Baan Tong Luang eco village near Chiangmai, Thailand

Long neck Karen (Kayan) woman in Baan Tong Luang eco village near Chiangmai, Thailand

Long neck Karen (Kayan) woman in Baan Tong Luang eco village near Chiangmai, Thailand

Long neck Karen (Kayan) woman in Baan Tong Luang eco village near Chiangmai, Thailand

Long neck girl, Paduang tribe, Mae Hong Son in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long Neck girls (giraffe girls) (Padaung girls, Mae Hong Son, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long Neck girl (giraffe girl) (Padaung girl), Mae Hong Son, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long Neck girl (giraffe girl) (Padaung girl), Mae Hong Son, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck woman, Karen Padaung, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck woman weaving, Karen Padaung, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long-neck mother and daughter, Padaung tribe, Mae Hong Son, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck Karen girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck Karen girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck Karen woman with baby, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle weaving, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, 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)

Older long-necked woman of the Karen or Padaung tribe weaving a carpet, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

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

Woman with extended neck by traditional necklace, long neck woman, at the traditional Phaung Daw OO market, Phaung Daw, Lake Inle, Myanmar, Asia

Laughing three Padaung women, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar, Asia

Portrait of a Padaung, giraffe with a traditional weaving chair, woman, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar, Asia

Portrait of a Padaung, giraffe, woman, Loikaw area, Panpet, Kayah state, Myanmar, Asia

Padaung, giraffe, woman standing in a window frame of her house, Panpet, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar, Asia

Padaung or long neck woman weaving, Inle lake, Myanmar, Asia

Friendly Padaung woman, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar, Asia

Young woman with long red hair, sitting on bench, looking away