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2. Native American jewelry - Wikipedia

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   North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999: 170-171. ISBN 0-8109-3689-5. Haley, James L. Apaches: a history and culture portrait. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-8061-2978-5. Karasik, Carol. The Turquoise Trail: Native American Jewelry and Culture of the ...

3. Jewellery of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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   Kodi Maalai, a chain made in the shape of leaves and plants of soft designs in plain gold. Sangili, Chain made of gold only. Kaarai, neck ornament; Contrakaram, moon shaped ornament for the chest. Listed out in Sangam literature 'Silapathikaram'. Chavadi, five layers of chain. Vilakku mooku a chain model; Godumai vidhai a chain model of wheat ...

4. Aranjanam - Wikipedia

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   Aranjanam are common among women and men in south India. A traditional practice being followed even today by many women and men, it is believed wearing Aranjanam protects against negative energy. [3] In Kerala, almost all newborns irrespective of the religious affiliation get a waist chain. Although many boys generally abandon waist chains ...

5. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Other pieces that women frequently wore were thin bands of gold that would be worn on the forehead, earrings, primitive brooches, chokers, and gold rings. Although women wore jewellery the most, some men in the Indus Valley wore beads. Small beads were often crafted to be placed in men and women's hair. The beads were about one millimetre long.

6. Jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad - Wikipedia

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   Crafted in gold and silver, with many embellished with enamelling, the jewels are set with gems including Colombian emeralds, diamonds from the Kollur Diamond Mine in Guntur district [citation needed] and the diamond mine in Krishna district (now Andhra Rayalaseema Diamond mines group), Burmese rubies and spinels, and pearls from Basra and the ...

7. Belly chain - Wikipedia

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   A belly chain or waist chain is the popular English term for the Indian jewelry [1] called kamarband. The belly chain is a type of body jewelry worn around the waist. [2] Some belly chains attach to a navel piercing; these are also called "pierced belly chains". They are often made of silver or gold. Sometimes a thread is used around the waist ...