Stunning photographs have captured the mesmerizing beauty of 'long-necked' tribal women adorned in swathes of brass rings. Kayan women, who live on the border between Myanmar and Thailand, are given ...

The Kayan use the coiled rings to stretch their necks INCREDIBLE pictures have captured the lives of one of the elusive mountain tribes of northern Thailand. They show the Kayaw, the ‘Big Ears’, who ...

For 21-year-old Ma Tha, wearing a stack of bronze neck coils is a sign of beauty and maintains the tradition of the Kayan tribe. She returned to the remote Pan Pet village in Demoso Township in ...

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 ...

Wearing a stack of bronze neck coils — a sign of beauty for her Kayan tribe — Mu Par dreams of a time when all “long-necked” women can return to Myanmar from Thailand where they are a tourist ...

There are cheater versions of the brass coils, with helpful hinges for easy application. There are special pillows for sleeping with the rings, which compress the clavicle and create the illusion of ...

As eastern Myanmar opens up to tourists and embraces modern ways, a new generation of women from one of Asia's most distinctive ethnic minorities are choosing not to follow in the fashion footsteps of ...

INCREDIBLE pictures have captured the lives of one of the elusive mountain tribes of northern Thailand. They show the Kayaw, the 'Big Ears', who have large rings in their ears to stretch their lobes, ...