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USA / Burma / Myanmar: 'Princess Mu Kaun, Royal Padaung Giraffe-Neck Woman from Burma', appearing at Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, 1934

USA / Burma / Myanmar: 'Princess Mu Kaun, Royal Padaung Giraffe-Neck Woman from Burma', appearing at Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, 1934

The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi, Kayan and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).

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