1929 Photogravure Kayan Lahwi Giraffe Women Padaung Long Neck Coils Rings Burma XGQC9 The Kandy Nayak dynasty was

The Kandy Nayak dynasty was the last dynasty to rule Sri Lanka

" Shown are the sages under the early Han dynasty of Emperor Kao Tsung

Fjaerlandsfjord branches off from Sognefjord-- the largest fjord in Norway

This is an original 1933 black and white halftone print of a portrait of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice

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1929 Photogravure Kayan Lahwi Giraffe Women Padaung Long Neck Coils Rings Burma XGQC9 The Kandy Nayak dynasty wasThis is an original 1929 photogravure of women at a market in Burma (Myanmar). The women are shown wearing coils around their necks. These women are known as the Kayan Lahwi, or, Giraffe Neck Women. The girls begin wearing rings when they are two years old, and the amount of coils gradually increases to as many as 20. A long neck is considered beautiful in the culture, and although it poses no known health risks, the coils push the ribs and collarbone