Stock Photo - Generation gap. Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing chatting with her grand daughter, who is not wearing any coils and dressed in a modern style. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs. They are also nicknamed ""giraffe womenâ. œ. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar.