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Portrait of a young Kayan Lahwi woman wearing false neck rings, which she wears occasionnally. She mixes the traditional Kayan shirt with modern clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic people from Burma. They wear brass rings around their neck.They are also nicknamed 'giraffe women'. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar April 2019.