![In South Africa, the Ndebele people believe that wearing neck rings elongates their necks and make them beautiful. : r/Damnthatsinteresting In South Africa, the Ndebele people believe that wearing neck rings elongates their necks and make them beautiful. : r/Damnthatsinteresting](https://preview.redd.it/y68u4488x2y81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9fd3a4d7af1d4d5d096ba936a9fba612f300b91f)
In South Africa, the Ndebele people believe that wearing neck rings elongates their necks and make them beautiful. : r/Damnthatsinteresting
![Padaung long-necked woman with brass neck rings, portrait, hill tribes, mountain people, Chiang Rai province, Northern Thailand, Thailand Stock Photo - Alamy Padaung long-necked woman with brass neck rings, portrait, hill tribes, mountain people, Chiang Rai province, Northern Thailand, Thailand Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T4CP91/padaung-long-necked-woman-with-brass-neck-rings-portrait-hill-tribes-mountain-people-chiang-rai-province-northern-thailand-thailand-T4CP91.jpg)
Padaung long-necked woman with brass neck rings, portrait, hill tribes, mountain people, Chiang Rai province, Northern Thailand, Thailand Stock Photo - Alamy
![Photographer Dmytro Ghilitukha captures members of Kayan tribe 'stretch' their necks | Daily Mail Online Photographer Dmytro Ghilitukha captures members of Kayan tribe 'stretch' their necks | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/08/29/13/37AF44F000000578-0-image-a-28_1472475434220.jpg)
Photographer Dmytro Ghilitukha captures members of Kayan tribe 'stretch' their necks | Daily Mail Online
![Thailand: A Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman after removing her neck rings for cleaning, village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of Thailand: A Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman after removing her neck rings for cleaning, village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CC85KB/thailand-a-padaung-long-neck-karen-woman-after-removing-her-neck-rings-for-cleaning-village-near-mae-hong-son-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-2CC85KB.jpg)
Thailand: A Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman after removing her neck rings for cleaning, village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of
![In certain Asian and African tribes, women wear neck rings to elongate the neck which is associated with beauty in their culture. The rings can be removed as punishment (since the stretched In certain Asian and African tribes, women wear neck rings to elongate the neck which is associated with beauty in their culture. The rings can be removed as punishment (since the stretched](https://external-preview.redd.it/m9HX5L60Gryf8Ke4M6oSceAhOLJtTDpEUgIQejMHN_w.jpg?auto=webp&s=7736067a637cd0fa13abaf8c89ccbb537719ad3a)
In certain Asian and African tribes, women wear neck rings to elongate the neck which is associated with beauty in their culture. The rings can be removed as punishment (since the stretched
![Girls as young as 5 wear nine-inch brass coils on necks in rarely-seen tribe - World News - Mirror Online Girls as young as 5 wear nine-inch brass coils on necks in rarely-seen tribe - World News - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article22633336.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_PAY-h_MDRUM_Long-Necked_Ladies-2.jpg)