Adornment
An adornment is generally an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the beauty or status of the wearer. They are often worn to embellish, enhance, or distinguish the wearer, and to define cultural, social, or religious status within a specific community. When worn to show economic status, the items are often either rare or prohibitively expensive to others. Adornments are usually colourful, and worn to attract attention.
They have a long history, around the world, from feathers or bone, to modern accessories, such as jewellery.[1] Items of adornment are also used by warriors, and by other members of the military to show rank or achievement.[2]
Items of adornment
These include cosmetics, jewellery, clothing accessories, facial hair, fingernail modification, piercing, lip plates, tattooing, braiding, and headgear.
Cultures, subcultures, and institutions
Groups who practice adornment include the
In Islamic culture, adornments have included caps such as the kufi and taqiyah for men,[4][5][6] and the hijab for women.[7]
Images
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A heavily adorned general -
A Shona witch doctor wearing skins and beads -
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A modern example of adornment: Bling-bling -
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Examples of social attire, a form of adornment, from the European Renaissance through the 19th Century
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See also
References
- ^ "Types and Forms of Ancient Jewelry from Central Asia - Neva - Transoxiana 10". Transoxiana.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Adornments of the Samburu in Northern Kenya: A Comprehensive List 21COE". Areainfo.asafas.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ISBN 978-0313336959.
- ISBN 978-1-4780-1311-2.
- ^ "Senior caps". Archived from the original on 2010-03-26.
- ^ https://www.cureus.com/articles/186796-dermatological-implications-of-the-taqiyah-and-imamah-recommendations-for-delivering-culturally-conscious-care#!/
- ISBN 978-0-253-05305-3.
Further reading
- Kniel, N; Wright, T:Ribbon: The Art of Adornment, press, ISBN 978-1-4236-0346-7
- Boucher, François:20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment, H.N. Abrams, 1987.
- White, Carolyn L.:American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820:A Guide to Identification and Interpretation, Altamira Press, 2005, ISBN 0-7591-0589-8
- Bouchot, Henri:The Printed Book, Its History, Illustration, and Adornment, from the Days of Gutenberg to the Present Time, General Books, 2010, ISBN 1-153-10013-4
- Gurel, Lois M., Beeson, Marianne S.:Dimensions of dress and adornment: a book of readings, Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., 1979.
- LaGamma, Alisa (1991). Metropolitan jewelry. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0870996169.
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