Kayan tribe believe the coil helps enhance a woman’s beauty and femininity and protect them from tiger attacks FOR centuries, the women of the Kayan tribe who have been dubbed the “giraffe women” have ...

The Padaung women start wearing brass coils around their necks at a very young age, increasing the number of rings as they get older. Yahoo Travel Last month, during my trip to Myanmar, I met a group ...

This culture thrives among the Kayan Lahwi tribe, also known as the "Long Neck" tribe. These women wear coils of brass around their necks that create the illusion of elongated necks have an unusual ...

MAUNG TAN, Thailand — Until five years ago, the Burmese “giraffe” women were dying out. Few modern women of the Padaung tribe were interested in wearing 10 to 20 pounds of 6- to 12-inch brass coils ...

FOR centuries, the women of the Kayan tribe who have been dubbed the "giraffe women" have sported elaborate brass coils around their necks. The tribe live in the north west province of Mae Hong Son in ...