Women of the Kayan tribes identify themselves by their forms of dress. Women are well known for wearing neck rings, brass coils that are placed around the neck, appearing to lengthen it. Girls first start to wear rings when they are around 5 years old. Over the years, the coil is replaced by a longer one and more turns are added. The weight of the brass pushes the collar bone down and compresses the rib cage. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created by the deformation of the clavicle. Kayah state, Myanmar, 2017

This is Htang Ling Khaw Kay a 70 year old man from the village of Kyardo. Htang is one of only two men in his village who still wears traditional clothing. However Htang changes into more contemporary clothes when he visits Mindat. He explains how he feels out of place in Mindat if he wears his usual attire. He has had his trusted bow and arrow for many years which he uses for defence and hunting, However Htang cultivates his own food. Myanmar, 2017.