Ngbende initiates, North Congo, late 20th century. Photo by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher.

Young Samburu woman with nubility necklace stack, Kenya, late 20th century. Photo by Angela Fisher.

Maasai woman with neck coils, 1960s, Kenya. Postcard by S. Skulina, Pegasus Studio, Nairobi.

Padaung woman with brass neck coils, Burma, circa 1979. Photo by Jorgen Bisch.