A young Lashi (Kachin) woman, Manhkring, Myitkyina, Kachin State.

Remarkable for their military prowess, their receptivity to Christianity, and their intricate all-embracing kinship network, the Kachins are a hardy mountain people living in the remote hills of northern Burma and on the peripheries of India and China. 'Kachin' is actually a Burmese word that does not exist in any of the local dialects. Each Kachin tribe has a different name for themselves and their neighbours, but no word to describe the whole group. (Photo by: Oliver Hargreave/Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)