The Padaung ('giraffe neck women') are part of the ethnic group or tribe Kayan, Karen and Karenni, one of the Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma consists of approximately 7,000 members and belong to the Shan state.
During the 1990s, due to the conflict with the military regime in Burma, many tribesmen fled to Thailand. Suffering conflicts being a border area, these people were willing to survive on the alms they received from tourists who paid to watch these women who have a coiled brass ornaments around his neck. This, from the age of five years, is gradually pushing the clavicle down by adding rings, making it look like they have longer necks.
During the 1990s, due to the conflict with the military regime in Burma, many tribesmen fled to Thailand. Suffering conflicts being a border area, these people were willing to survive on the alms they received from tourists who paid to watch these women who have a coiled brass ornaments around his neck. This, from the age of five years, is gradually pushing the clavicle down by adding rings, making it look like they have longer necks.
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