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Tag: Edith Mirante

The Dragon Mothers Polish their Metal Coils

September 2006

Burma’s Kayan women brave indignity and exploitation to continue a centuries-old tradition: wrapping their necks in symbols of feminine beauty, otherworldly status, and matriarchal power.

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