The Kayan Lahwi people, also known as Padaung, are a minority ethnic group with populations in Burma and Thailand. Padaung women are famous for their distinctive custom of wearing brass coils around their necks.

As the women grow, the coils are lengthened, compressing the rib cage and displacing the collarbone, creating the illusion of an extremely long neck.

The origin of this custom is a bit mysterious. Some have theorized that it is a way to make the women less attractive to slave traders, or to protect the throat from tigers. The most commonly accepted explanation is simply that a long neck is considered a mark of great beauty.

In the 1930s, circuses and sideshows were tremendously popular in the United Kingdom. Padaung women, advertised as “giraffe women,” were star attractions, drawing crowds of curious gawkers.

The neck ring custom is still encouraged among some Padaung women of Thailand today, for the same reason: Western tourists pay good money for the chance to see a “giraffe woman” in the flesh.

Many Padaung women have chosen not to continue the neck ring tradition, rejecting it as cumbersome and an obstacle to integration with modern Thai society. The custom has been rejected mostly for reasons of convenience rather than health safety concerns.


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they believe long neck is a mark of great beauty
Which guy told them this
These specie are confused

The only thing they would do comfortably is play cards..

How would they have their bath, swim, party, ( other social activities) and most importantly sex...

Am still not believing they exist!

+ they resemble giraffe self

afolwalex20:
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What's this on their necks?

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What a rmantic neck

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Kai!bdis life funny. If shekeu see dis one himsel go confuse

This neck is perfect for exam conditions

Weirdos

Mstcheeeeewwwwwzzzzzers! Dem no even fine for face sef

cast !!! warrisdis

Only good for exam purposes...

This is just self-torure... unless they're writing exams in Naija

Lol.. Hell on earth

with this kind long neck,bae fit dey bathroom dey give u head for bed.

kikilove:
This neck is perfect for exam conditions

ure on point

This is what nigerians call long throat

Yuck
This is punishment

iheanyi40:
ure on point

thanks

shut:
Yuck
This is punishment

A big one for that matter

Giraffe rape their ancestors?

What! I rebuke this,it ain't my portion. Get lost satan!!!

Mavins Di'ja must be from this tribe.
I wonder why she was initially known as Afro Di'ja instead of Kayan Di'ja.

Later, they say Africans are too backward.

Now this is what my naija people call LONG THROAT