This Woman Took Traditional Neck Elongation To Try Transform Into A Giraffe

Cultural

They knew that the coils pushed down the collarbone of the person who used it and squeezed their ribs. In the long run, it might get complicated. Kayan women stated that they used these necklaces because it was a part of their belief that link to their identity.

Cultural

Lifelong Goal

One person who tried to become a “giraffe girl” was Sydney V. Smith. She was a 28-years-old woman who wanted to coil her neck with 11 copper rings for the past three years to slim down her neck like the other people who had this tradition.

Lifelong Goal