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09-Dec-2012

A Young Padaung.

During our trip trough East Burma, we were very surprised to find young Padaung girls wearing heavy brass rings around their neck.
We thought that this heritage of ancient traditions belongs to the past.
The padaung (or Kayan)are assimilated to the Karen group. They consider neck stretching not only as an expression of feminine beauty but also a mark of the high level status of the wearers' family.

Lors de notre voyage dans l'est de la Birmanie, nous avons été surpris de rencontrer des jeunes filles Padaung portant encore des anneaux de laiton autour du cou. Nous pensions que les "femmes-girafes" appartenaient au passé.
Les padaung (ou Kayan) sont affiliés à l'ethnie Karen. Ils considèrent que les lourds anneaux sont à la fois une marque de beauté féminine et l'expression du statut social de la famille à laquelle appartiennent celles qui les portent.

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J Ponces20-Mar-2013 08:38
Beautiful light and joyful expression! Bv
Guest 04-Mar-2013 13:34
Un très beau portrait... Bravo. -V-
carlogalliani03-Mar-2013 20:32
great portrait !
Buba Jafarli03-Mar-2013 05:05
Love this multi-colored light! Excellent find! V.
J S Quesada01-Mar-2013 23:29
Fantastic portrait, great smile and a wonderful light. BV
Long Bach Nguyen28-Feb-2013 17:37
fabulous lighting and portrait
Walter Otto Koenig27-Feb-2013 22:11
A wonderful portrait with this expression and lighting. I like the way her brass coil shines. "V"
Peter Sussex27-Feb-2013 21:08
Not just a beautiful portrait, but another culture that sounds and looks so mystic. Fine work! V
Gerard Koehl27-Feb-2013 20:34
Belle lumière qui met bien en valeur ce beau sourire... V
John Hamers27-Feb-2013 19:59
Beautiful portrait, very wonderful lighting !! V
Helen Betts27-Feb-2013 19:09
Lovely portrait and interesting information. Do they ever take the rings off, later in life? V.
Guest 27-Feb-2013 18:10
Superb instance of cultural differences and conditioning, as well as extraordinary play of light here. So masterful your techniques.
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