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Tribal Jewelry |
The tribal jewelery of a place reflects its ancient culture and helps us to have a glimpse of the tribal societies. Tribal jewelry is made from different natural materials such as seeds, fruits, flowers, animal bones, claws, teeth, feathers, leaves, clay, wood, metals and many more. The patterns and designs are mostly conventional. It is created by the tribes of different countries. The tribes used to make jewelry not only for the human beings, but for different deities also. The ornaments were also used to decorate animals such as horses and elephants. Read on to know more about the tribal ornaments of Africa and other countries of the world.
Tribal jewelry of Africa:
Jewelery plays an important part in the lives of the people of Africa. The popular jewelry pieces of Africa include rings, bracelets, arm bands and ankle bands. They have a tremendous liking for beads. The colorful beaded jewelry were the most important part of the African jewelry. Large amount of these type of beads are still available in Gold Coast or Ghana. Another famous tribal jewelry of Africa include the coral jewelry. The jewelries which are made from coral has its origin from the Benin culture. It was a tradition that the robes of Kings and Queens were adorned with corals. Coral beads were exchanged during marriages.
The jewelries of South Africa include embroidery work, loom work and beads. It is one of the most important part of tribal jewelery of Africa. Necklaces, rings and bracelets made of glass are also part of the African tribal ornaments.
Other tribal jewelry of the world:
India is one of the popular countries of Asia which is popular for its tribal jewelry. The trend of tribal jewelry is still prevalent in different parts of the country. The ornaments were worn by both men and woman of India. The most common type tribal jewelry available in India include earrings, necklace, bangles and hairpins. The ornaments were usually made of stones, metals, mirrors and glass beads. Each handcrafted jewelry item of India has a particular significance of to the tribes.
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New Zealand is also famous for its traditional ornaments. Tiki or heitiki are the ethnic ornament of the country. It is made of jade stone. This ornament is considered as the epitome of perfection and is ceremonially displayed rather than worn. It is still available and commands high price.
Other than India and New Zealand, you can get tribal jewelery in places such as Peru and Morocco.
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