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An adornment is generally an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the
Image:Ilker Basbug.jpg, A heavily adorned general
Image:Shona witch doctor (Zimbabwe).jpg, A Shona
Examples of African adornment
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An adornment is generally an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the beauty
Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes them pleasure, pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, art and taste are the main subjects of aesthetics, one of the fie ...
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. Items of adornment are also used by warriors, and by other members of the military to show rank or achievement.
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 yakuza, military, religious institutions,tribal
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
groups, and the punk culture.
Items of adornment can tell us about a person's rank, social status, gender role, area of origin, etc. An example would be the beaded jewelry worn by the Maasai tribe, which is very specific to them and some related tribes.
In Islamic culture
Islamic cultures or Muslim cultures refers to the historic cultural practices that developed among the various peoples living in the Muslim world. These practices, while not always religious in nature, are generally influenced by aspects of Islam ...
, adornments have included caps such as the kufi and taqiyah for men, and the hijab
Hijab (, ) refers to head coverings worn by Women in Islam, Muslim women. Similar to the mitpaḥat/tichel or Snood (headgear), snood worn by religious married Jewish women, certain Christian head covering, headcoverings worn by some Christian w ...
for women.
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witch doctor
A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor), or witchcraft doctor, is a kind of magical healer who treats ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. The term is often misunderstood, and they could more accurately be called "anti-witch doctors ...
wearing skins and beads
Image:BentoXVI-30-10052007.jpg, Pope Benedict XVI
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Image:Daisy Tanks 20080110 Adult Entertainment Expo 2.jpg, Punk adornment
Image:Bling-bling jewelry.jpg, A modern example of adornment: Bling-bling
Image:Maasai jewelry.jpg, Maasai beaded jewelry
Image:LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg, Examples of social attire, a form of adornment, from the European Renaissance through the 19th Century
See also
*Fashion accessory
In fashion, an accessory is an item used to contribute, in a secondary manner, to an individual's outfit. Accessories are often chosen to complete an outfit and complement the wearer's look. They have the capacity to further express an individua ...
* Body modification
Body modification (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. In its broadest definition it includes skin tattooing, socially acceptable decoration (''e.g.'', common earring, ear piercing in ...
* Native American jewelry
References
Further reading
* Kniel, N; Wright, T:''Ribbon: The Art of Adornment'', press, * 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, , * Bouchot, Henri:''The Printed Book, Its History, Illustration, and Adornment, from the Days of Gutenberg to the Present Time'', General Books, 2010, , *Gurel, Lois M., Beeson, Marianne S.:''Dimensions of dress and adornment: a book of readings'', Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., 1979. *External links
Examples of African adornment
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