At that time, human beings discovered the puzzling side of nature in their confrontation with and demands for nature. This kind of psychology is manifested through various artistic forms, and gradually forms a unique artistic form-primitive totem.
In primitive times, people wore animal bones, teeth and shells around their necks and bird feathers on their heads, forming the earliest jewelry. The forms of these ornaments reflect the hazy decorative consciousness in the early stage of human civilization, the cultural status and aesthetic taste of human beings at that time, from which we can feel the enlightenment of ancestors' thoughts and human aesthetic consciousness.
In the Paleolithic Age, more objects were used as jewelry. As far as archaeological discoveries in China are concerned, stones, bones, teeth, shellfish (mussels) and eggshells have all been used as jewelry materials. At this time, most of the jewelry is still rough, but a small number of jewelry has been carefully processed, punched or painted.
After entering the Neolithic Age, mankind has accumulated more experience in production and life, and can process more kinds of materials and decorations with more shapes, and combine them in various ways. During this period, the materials and forms of jewelry were more abundant, and the act of decorating with various fine or coarse prices was very common in the aesthetic consciousness of many nationalities in the world.
When human beings step into civilized society, due to the improvement of productivity, the development of economy and society and the progress of commercial civilization, jewelry art has also made great progress. Nowadays, jewelry has become an indispensable part of our lives.
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Ancient ancestors did not have the concept of jewelry, but gradually evolved into articles and ornaments with certain functions from use, imitation, worship, customization and development in people's evolution, survival and communication.
In ancient times, people lived only for purpose and instinct. In the process of fighting against nature, people beg for survival, avoid the harm of wild animals and foreign invasion, and protect their own safety.
I often hang some things like skin, horns and animal bones on my head, arms, wrists or feet, so as to dress myself up as an animal to confuse each other, and at the same time use these bones and horns as weapons for defense or attack.
After the formation of consciousness, we also began to make some articles with self-defense functions, such as iron bracelets, leather rings, bone rings and so on. In order to protect the limbs from plants and avoid foreign enemies. The Kafir people of the Basuto tribe in Africa and the Indians of Brazil have metal bracelets on their legs and arms, which make a noise when they move.
When they work together, these bracelets make a regular sound. The use of this ornament is entirely from the practical point of view, and its significance is mainly as a defensive device to protect itself.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-jewellery