National Geographic India - Having a long neck is considered beautiful in Kayan culture. This is why Kayan women start wearing coils around their neck from the age of 5, adding rings
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The Culture that Stretches Women's Necks — to Make Them Beautiful, by Belinda Mallasasime, Lessons from History
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The Price of Tradition and Freedom: The Kayan Lahwi of Northern Thailand
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The Ancient Tradition Of Neck Elongation, Explained - Urbo
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Neck ring - Wikipedia
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Kayan people (Myanmar) - Wikipedia
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Giraffe Woman' Has 11-Inch-Long Neck
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Kayan women turn their backs on tradition - UCA News
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Padaung, the Long-Neck Women – Figments of a DuTchess
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The long neck tribe of Thailand
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Photographer Dmytro Ghilitukha captures members of Kayan tribe 'stretch' their necks
National Geographic India - Having a long neck is considered beautiful in Kayan culture. This is why Kayan women start wearing coils around their neck from the age of 5, adding rings
What Is Neck Elongation And Why Would Anyone Do That?
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Stunning photographs show 'long-necked' Kayan women between Myanmar and Thailand