A maiko (舞妓) is an apprentice geisha. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing traditional Japanese instruments as the shamisen
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Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia
A Dessana people, Amazonia, Brazil
A Dessana people, Amazonia, Brazil
Cambodia
Cambodia
Workshop for a bike, Cambodge
Workshop for a bike, Cambodge
Sadhu, Nepal
Sadhu, Nepal
Hide-and-seek, Laos
Hide-and-seek, Laos
Kushi and her grandma, Mongolia
Kushi and her grandma, Mongolia
Young Tupé women, Amazonia, Brazil
Young Tupé women, Amazonia, Brazil
Cambodia
Cambodia
Smoker, Laos
Smoker, Laos
Portrait, Laos
Portrait, Laos
Kid, Nepal, Langtang
Kid, Nepal, Langtang
Young Padaung lady, Northern Thailand
Young Padaung lady, Northern Thailand
The Padaung (or Kayan) is a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar (Burma).
In 1990, some Padaung have fled the Burmese regime and crossed the border to settle in Northern Thailand. The Padaung women are known for wearing a spiral-necklace in brass, wrapped around the neck. They start wearing the first necklace at the age of 5. It will be then replaced time after time when the girl is growing up (it is not rings that are added). This tradition gave to Padaung the nickname of “giraffe women” or “long-neck tribe”.