The “secret” of the “giraffe” women
Most people have heard of the Padaung hill tribe from television documentaries, magazines and travel books as the giraffe women hill tribe of Thailand. In the border mountains between Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand live the Kayan, known also as Padaung people. The giraffe women as they are often called, wear heavy copper coils around their necks, which push their faces up and make their necks look long and 
elegant. The “secret” of the “giraffe” women is that the clavicle and the ribs descend 45 degrees down from their normal position. The maximum weight of a coil is of 5 kg. This ancient tradition has unknown roots. The coils may have made Kayan women unattractive to slave trade. They claim to be descendants of the ancient long-necked dragon and women traditionally wore coils as a protection from wild animals. The coils also became symbols of wealth and status and were worn as jewels.
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