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  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  GEOGRAPHIC 
  MAGAZINE 
  

  

  

  PADAUNG 
  COLD-WEATHER 
  COSTUME 
  

  

  The 
  Padaung 
  women, 
  or 
  Kekawngdu, 
  as 
  they 
  call 
  themselves 
  are 
  remarkable 
  because 
  of 
  

   the 
  extraordinary 
  collars 
  they 
  wear, 
  and 
  are 
  taken 
  down 
  to 
  Mandalay 
  to 
  be 
  gazed 
  at 
  by 
  the 
  

   Great 
  Kin- 
  of 
  Righteousness 
  and 
  the 
  dwellers 
  of 
  the 
  palace. 
  They 
  have 
  also 
  been 
  on 
  show 
  at 
  

   all 
  viceregal 
  and 
  less 
  notable 
  durbars 
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  text, 
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