Originally posted by: DigitalX
Originally posted by: aidanjm
how did they get around, if they can't stand or walk, I wonder
Poor rich girl, only girls from rich families have to do this.
They are not suppose to get around..., they are suppose to stay home...
Yep, that is why they have such intricate (sp?) designs in their clothing. They couldn't move much, so they sat and sewed and their abilities grew more and more.
As for the neck-rings, they are actually long tubes of brass that are rolled and bent around each woman's neck. The process is takes between 1-2 hours, depending on the length of the 'neck'. The neck isn't really any longer, but rather the collar bones and shoulder bones are reformed and grow in an abnormal fashion, but give the appearance of a longer neck. The group is called the Padaung (pronounced 'pa-dang'). They also wrap a portion below their kneecaps in the same fashion with brass. This process starts when the girls are 5-6 years of age. The whole purpose of the rings is so the marry couldn't marry outside of their group. It was started by males of their group a long time ago. Today, a man of the Padaung group will not marry a woman without the modifications.
I'm taking a course that is pertained to this stuff. (Dress and World Cultures....really bad-ass course and it is really interesting (and easy) to take)