circa 1950: A Padaung, or Kayan woman has a new brass ring fitted round her neck. The first ring is fitted when they are five or six by a shaman, on a day of horoscopic significance, with successive rings fitted every two years, denoting the status of their family. Originally a Mongolian tribe, the Padaung have been assimilated into the Karen group native to Mayanmar (Burma). (Photo by Vitold de Golish/Three Lions/Getty Images)
