Daw Mu Htan picking cotton and removing the seeds in the ethnic Kayan village of Lo Ka Na village, Panpet, Kayah State, Myanmar on 13th November 2016. Myanmar is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia with 135 different indigenous ethnic groups. There are over a dozen ethnic Karenni subgroups in the region including the Kayan who are perhaps the best known due to the traditional practice of the Kayan women extending their necks with brass rings . Myanmar is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia with 135 different indigenous ethnic groups. There are over a dozen ethnic Karenni subgroups in the region including the Kayan who are perhaps the best known due to the traditional practice of the Kayan women extending their necks with brass rings photo by Tessa Bunney/In Pictures via Getty Images
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