Body piercing jewellery

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Body piercing jewelry is jewelry manufactured specifically for use in body piercing. The jewelry involved in the art of body piercing comes in a wide variety of shapes and sizes in order to best fit the pierced site. Jewelry may be worn for fashion, cultural tradition, religious beliefs, personal symbolism, and many other reasons.

History

Originally, hardly any other jewelry than circular

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  Variety of body piercing jewellery
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  14K gold barbells in front of 24K gold for color comparison
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  Belly button ring

  that snaps closed
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  A labret stud is commonly used for piercings through the cheek, such as labret,

  conchs

  . Shown with external screw threads.
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  Hand carved tusks made out of horn, normally worn in

  nasal septum piercings
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  Ear spirals made out of glass
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  Nipple shields are attached to barbells when worn
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  Captive bead ring
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  Prince's wand
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  curved barbell

See also

• Body piercing materials
• Body piercing jewelry sizes
• Barbell
• Captive bead ring
• Claw
• Prince's wand
• Spike
• Spiral
• Stud
• Flesh tunnel

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piercing jewellery.

• Association of Professional Piercers