Padaung women might appear to have long necks but this is an optical illusion. As the coils are added they push the collar bone and ribs down, creating the appearance of a longer neck. Actually stretching the neck would result in paralysis and death.

2024年7月4日 · Indeed, these iconic figures belong to the Kayan people, also known as the Karenni or Padaung. Moreover, an ethnic group from Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. Their unique cultural practice of neck elongation has fascinated and intrigued anthropologists, travelers and the global community for decades.

2023年4月6日 · The Padaung tribe is one of the most enigmatic and unique ethnic groups in the world. Also known as Kayan Lahwi, this tribe distinguishes itself from other tribes with its long-necked women, who wear heavy brass coils around their necks.

2024年4月15日 · Immersed in the verdant landscapes of Southeast Asia are the Kayan Lahwi people, a group famous for their distinctive tradition of wearing brass neck coils. The women, often called “the women of the long necks” or Padaung, begin this practice in early childhood, leading to the appearance of elongated necks as they grow.

2018年7月4日 · Los Padaung, son un grupo étnico originarios de Birmania, los cuales son caracterizados por sus collares exóticos que son en forma de espirales los cuales hacen que sus cuellos que luzcan más largos y sean denominados los cuellos de jirafa.

The Padaung women of Myanmar were famous for stretching their necks—by means of coiled brass neck rings—to a length of about 15 inches (38 cm), pushing down the collarbone, compressing the rib cage, and pulling up about four thoracic vertebrae into the neck.

At first glance, the Padaung appear to belong to a different continent than Asia, their green and purple headresses, white caftans and shining ornaments suggesting some African tribe or even the Plain Indians of old.

2018年8月20日 · Padaung - Hill tribe in Myanmar near Loikaw city. The Kayan are descended from the Tibeto-Burman parentage, member of Kayin Ni race (Red Kayin). There are four main Kayan groups: the Kayan Lahta, the Kayan Ka Ngan, the Kayan Ka Kaung and the Kayan Lahwi.

Padaung (Yan Pa Doung) is a Shan term for the Kayan Lahwi (the group in which women wear the brass neck coils). The Kayan residents in Mae Hong Son Province in Northern Thailand refer to themselves as Kayan and object to being called Padaung.

Longneck Padaung (Yan Pa Doung) is a Shan term for the Kayan Lahwi (the group in which women wear the brass neck coils). The Kayan residents in Mae Hong Son Province in Northern Thailand refer to themselves as Kayan and object to being called Padaung.