Philip Lee Harvey

Philip Lee Harvey - Burma (Myanmar)

A woman of the Padaung tribe. Traditionally the women stretch their necks over time by adding brass rings, which then can no longer be taken off. Seen here in Ywa Ma village in Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar

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Image Size: 5616x3744 / 6.3MB; www.philipleeharvey.com; Photography Horizontal Color Image Outdoors Day Copy Space 2011 Asia Burma Inle Lake Myanmar Shan State Ywa Ma One Person Senior Adult Senior Woman Head And Shoulders Profile Eyes Closed Asian Ethnicity Portrait Traditional Clothing Headscarf Burmese Tribe Padaung Kayan Kayan Lwai Traditional Culture Indigenous Culture Neck Ring Beauty Tradition Real People Travel Destinations
Contained in galleries: Burma / Myanmar

A woman of the Padaung tribe. Traditionally the women stretch their necks over time by adding brass rings, which then can no longer be taken off. Seen here in Ywa Ma village in Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar