voodoo? well, maybe not. not quite sure what she is ... she is part cute and part creepy, and totally awesome. she was found at an old, well traveled estate ... and judging from the other treasures at the house, she could be from the 1940s to 1980s ... probably more like the 1960s. her eyes and toes have white washed paint ... with oxblood red accents on her pupils, her mouth, wrists, and ankles. she has 2 braids of golden jute .. with bows at the ends. her elongated neck has 5 ridges. there is a paper sticker across the bottom of the figurine that is no longer legible, with a sticker on top of the: "made in Taiwan, republic of China."

measurements ♥
6 1/2 inches tall

condition ♥
good condition. some scrapes on her toes. one braid is shorter than the other and the bow has been moved from the bottom to the top. she has a hairline crack on the top of her head ... i think it is just the way of the wood. she has smudges and discolorations, possibly from being handled.

more information ♥
Neck rings are one or more spiral metal coils of many turns worn as an ornament around the neck of an individual. In a few African and Asian cultures neck rings are worn usually to create the appearance that the neck has been stretched. Padaung (Kayan Lahwi) women of the Kayan people begin to wear neck coils from as young as age two. The length of the coil is gradually increased to as much as twenty turns. The weight of the coils will eventually place sufficient pressure on the shoulder blade to cause it to deform and create an impression of a longer neck.
The custom of wearing neck rings is related to an ideal of beauty: an elongated neck. Neck rings push the collarbone and ribs down. The neck stretching is mostly illusory: the weight of the rings twists the collar bone and eventually the upper ribs at an angle 45 degrees lower than what is natural, causing the illusion of an elongated neck. The vertebrae do not elongate, though the space between them may increase as the intervertebral discs absorb liquid. (thanks wikipedia)

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