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Burma / Myanmar: Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman at a market in Pekon, Taunggyi District, Shan State, c. 1922

Burma / Myanmar: Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman at a market in Pekon, Taunggyi District, Shan State, c. 1922

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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