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  2. Kayan people (Myanmar) - Wikipedia

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    Many women have removed the rings for medical examinations. Most women prefer to wear the rings once their clavicle has been lowered, as the area of the neck and collarbone often becomes bruised and discolored. Additionally, the collar feels like an integral part of the body after ten or more years of continuous wear.

  3. Neck ring - Wikipedia

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    Neck ring. Neck rings, or neck-rings, are any form of stiff jewellery worn as an ornament around the neck of an individual, as opposed to a loose necklace. Many cultures and periods have made neck rings, with both males and females wearing them at various times. Of the two most notable types, one is the torc, an often heavy and valuable ...

  4. Padaungiella - Wikipedia

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    The name of this genus is derived from the name of a tibeto-Burmese ethnic minority, the Padaung, located in Burma. The women of this tribe traditionally wear long neck rings composed of a single brass coil placed around the neck. The length of the coil is gradually increased by pressuring the clavicle and the rib cage, giving the appearance of ...

  5. List of body modifications - Wikipedia

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    The 'giraffe-like' stretched necks (sometimes also other organs) of women among the Burmese Kayan tribe, the result of wearing brass coils around them. This compresses the collarbone and upper ribs but is not medically dangerous. It is a myth that removing the rings will cause the neck to 'flop'; Padaung women remove them regularly for cleaning ...

  6. Mutilation - Wikipedia

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    Maiming. Maiming, or mutilation which involves the loss of, or incapacity to use, a bodily member, is and has been practiced by many societies with various cultural and religious significance, and is also a customary form of physical punishment, especially applied on the principle of an eye for an eye. Historical examples are plenty; Chinese ...

  7. Younger Asian American women had the second-lowest ... - AOL

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    Asian women like Huang have a higher prevalence of dense breasts, meaning there are more glands and tissue than fat, than women of other races, likely due to genetic factors and lower body mass ...

  8. Women in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Historically, women in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have had a unique social status and esteemed women in Burmese society. According to the research done by Mya Sein, Burmese women "for centuries – even before recorded history " owned a "high measure of independence" and had retained their "legal and economic rights" despite the influences ...

  9. Women Are Taking Charge in This Week’s 'Rings of ... - AOL

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    Celebrimbor feels refreshed and ready to work on the rings. In the most unhinged scene, as Sauron walks away from the happy illusion of Eregion and into the darkness and chaos surrounding him, he ...