Kayah Woman
Kayah Woman, 2012 Myanmar, Kayah Province (Division) - 8x10 film The Long-Neck, or Giraffe-Necked woman are originally from Kayah State in Myanmar. To travel there required a permit. I had seen them before in Mae Hong Son Province in Western Thailand, but there, they are refugees. Like many customs involving disfigurement, this one is dying out. Typically, only the old women wear the neck rings. There is a photo on this site from Mae Hong Son of a girl wearing the rings, but these were removable. The woman in this photograph is one of the last remaining original Long Necked Woman. I found her in a house in a village on the side of the road.
- Nation: Myanmar
- ISO Province: Myanmar, Kayah
- TCC Country: Myanmar
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- Year: 2012
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