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Kayan Lahwi The Long Neck Tribe In Myanmar, Thailand by Davidgeorge3(m): 9:18am On Jun 19, 2023
The Kayan are a sub-group of Red Karen.The Kayan consists of the following groups: Kayan Lahwi also called (Padaung). In the late 1980s and early 1990s due to conflict with the military regime in Myanmar, many Kayan tribes fled to the Thai border area. Among the refugee camps set up there was a Long Neck section, which became a tourist site, self-sufficient on tourist revenue and not needing financial assistance.
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Women of the Kayan tribes identify themselves by their forms of dress. Women of the Kayan Lahwi tribe are well known for wearing neck rings, brass coils that are placed around the neck, appearing to lengthen it.

Girls first start to wear rings when they are around 5 years old. Over the years, the coil is replaced by a longer one and more turns are added. The weight of the brass pushes the collar bone down and compresses the rib cage. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created by the deformation of the clavicle. Many ideas regarding why the coils are worn have been suggested. Anthropologists have hypothesized that the rings protected women from becoming slaves, making them less attractive to other tribes. It has also been theorised that the coils originate from the desire to look more attractive by exaggerating sexual dimorphism, as women have more slender necks than men. It has also been suggested that the coils give the women resemblance to a dragon, an important figure in Kayan folklore.

Kayan women, when asked, acknowledge these ideas, and often say that their purpose for wearing the rings is cultural identity (one associated with beauty).

The coil, once on, is seldom removed, as the coiling and uncoiling is a lengthy procedure. It is usually only removed to be replaced by a new or longer coil

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Re: Kayan Lahwi The Long Neck Tribe In Myanmar, Thailand by incandescentena: 9:23am On Jun 19, 2023
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Re: Kayan Lahwi The Long Neck Tribe In Myanmar, Thailand by Davidgeorge3(m): 9:42am On Jun 19, 2023
Thanks for your love and support 😌🥰

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