those circular metal rings worn around their neck is to protect
the neck from any tiger attack, and they start to wear it when they
are of certain age , and the additional rings were added on each
birthdays.
the tiger attack is just a myth circulated ard.
more probable reasons are to prevent their valuables from being
stolen that's why they wore on their necks and also wearing rings
on the neck means they won't be taken away by other men in other
tribes.
and hor, the rings push their collarbone and shoulder blade
further down that's why got the illusion that they grew longer
necks because of the rings.
