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Man’s desire to decorate himself with objects of Nature like feathers, seeds, and cowrie shells was the initial stage in the development of jewellery. The tribals took great care to collect these items for their individual... See more » Man’s desire to decorate himself with objects of Nature like feathers, seeds, and cowrie shells was the initial stage in the development of jewellery. The tribals took great care to collect these items for their individual decoration. With the beginning of agriculture, jewellery became linked with the status of a man in society and also a form of savings. In India, jewellery is counted as the wealth of a woman, which she inherits from her father or her husband as a gift. Jewellery is mostly associated with married women in Indian Jewelry The roots of Jewellery in India can be traced back to ancient times. In early India, people shaped jewellery out of natural materials like seeds, feathers, leaves, fruits, animal bones, claws and teeth. The type of jewellery is used by the different tribal societies even today. The epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are filled with rich details of ornaments. The people of the Indus Valley civilization were the first ones to start jewellery making. Excavations have yielded a rich collection of objects in stone, bronze and terracotta. One of the most known figurines is the dancing girl (in bronze) wearing a necklace and a series of bangles, almost covering one arm, her hair dressed in a complicated coiffure. By 1500 BC, the population of Indus Valley had created moulds for metal and terracotta ornaments. Gold jewellery consisted of bracelets, necklaces, bangles, ear ornaments, rings, head ornaments, brooches, girdles, etc. Not only women, but men in the Indus Valley used to wear Jewellery. Ancient gold jewellery of Gandhara and particularly from Taxila was famous for its beautiful and complicated designs. This kind of jewellery shows a strong Greek influence. The distinctive jewellery of Gandhara was produced for the Buddhists and their monasteries during the first three or four centuries. Consequently, the figures with adornments are all masculine Bodhisttvas. Later, during Sunga dynasty, the Jewelry became more refined. Some of the finest goldsmiths’ works were produced under Mughal patronage. Rajasthan contributed a great deal to the formation of the hybrid Mughal style of jewellery. The princesses of Rajasthan used to get married into Mughal royalty. The Mughal rulers had high positions in royal courts and collected jewellery in large amounts and probably, excellent craftmen with them. The visual proof of Mughal jewellery can be seen in the scenes of Akbar in his court, in which the emperor is seen fully bedecked with simple necklaces, occasionally a thumb or finger ring, and turban jewels, which were either in plain gold, or gold and gem encrusted bands, or holders for plumes of feathers. The Mughal style of jewellery was a hybrid of Iraian and Hindu influences. Foreign travelers, who cometo India in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, were dazzled by th splendour of the jewellery worn at the various courts and by the array of ornaments worn by people at all levels of society. The Mughals were showmen who revelled in the fantasy of ornaments. They encouraged international participation by borrowing designs and getting their jewellery fashioned abroad. In fact, the documentation of Indian jewellery existed prominently from this period onwards. Enamelling, embedding stones in gold and filigree work were some of the different ways in which gold was embellished further. See less »

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The roots of Jewellery in India can be traced back to ancient times. In early India, people shaped jewellery out of natural materials like seeds, feathers, leaves, fruits, animal bones, claws and teeth. The type of jewellery is used by the different tribal societies even today. The epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are filled with rich details of ornaments.

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