In the Tribal Asia book I was looking through it gives a lot of information on the importance of jewelry in their culture. I had noticed a lot of tribes decorate their body with jewellery, tattoos and piercing. These are some images I thought were extremely interesting. Some of them have reasons behind and some of them are just amazing.
Wedding Jewelry
A woman from the mountains of Yemen. She is wearing wedding jewelry which is an impressive example of the craftsmanship of traditional Yemenite silversmiths.
Examples of jewelry they wear on their arms and hands.
The Body as a Decorative Object
Bonado woman are seen decorated with a number of brass or aluminium neck rings and magnificent necklaces of glass beads that cover their naked torsos down to their hips. According to legend there is a commandment that forbids them to grow their hair or wear any other clothing apart from a loincloth and this is how they compensate.
Piercing's on the face, rings on their ankles
The woman and children of Orissa have their noses pierced and decorated with brass rings to keep away all evil spirits. The same reasons for the bells on the ankles of the young.
Kupas of the Kalash
This is a head dress married women of Kalash wear. They do not leave their homes without it and not only does it represent their origin and that they are married it is also seen to keep away bad luck.
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