An ethnic Kayaw woman feeding her baby chewed rice in a traditional way on 27th March 2016 in Kayah State, Myanmar. Myanmar is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia with 135 different indigenous ethnic groups with over a dozen ethnic Karenni subgroups in the Kayah region. Wearing traditional costumes made from handwoven cotton, Kayaw women wear many necklaces made from shells, beads and brass coils and fashioned from silver. Distended earlobes are plugged with rings of silver and the ankles and knees encased with brass coils
Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download