The origin of jewelry culture

The original original body decoration forms are mainly: accessories, waist ornaments, arm ornaments, wrist ornaments, headwear, etc., and these forms are mainly decorated with ornaments and waist ornaments. They are largely decorated around the human reproductive area. In addition to the ability of these parts to support the wearer, a large number of studies have shown that this choice has another purpose. In the original murals of ancient Egyptian tombs and ancient Indian primitive rock paintings, we will find a phenomenon: the genitals of the human body in the painting are often exaggerated, and surrounded by ornaments decorated with beads, shells and floral feathers.

In modern primitive tribes such as the original angered people living in the hinterland of Africa, they often hang some decorations on the crotch and chest with wooden beads, feathers, and even beautiful stone (jade) beads. Product. In the era of nudity and tribes, it is not surprising that genital exposures are commonplace, and when men and women use bright tassels on them, whether it is a pair of mottled feathers, a string of beads, a cluster of leaves or A shiny shell can't escape the attention of the companions. This little body ornament is a very strong sexy stimulator. Its purpose is obvious: self-showing and attracting the opposite sex.

The famous Polish esthetic Osovski has directly claimed that art originated from the attraction of biological instinct. As one of the most primitive forms of art, body decoration is the psychological cause of this origin cannot be ignored. The colors and patterns on the animals are also a kind of body decoration, natural body decoration, male headdresses, ornaments, chest ornaments, tail ornaments, etc. are often regularly changed and displayed during the breeding season, and these decorations are quite attractive to attracting the opposite sex. Efficacy, a large number of biological materials prove that the beautiful decoration of animals has great advantages in the process of sexual selection. The human body tattoo is a similar form of body decoration, and the human body decoration is the qualitative change of the animal's natural decoration.

The earliest human ornaments found in the late Paleolithic era around the world have a very distinctive feature, such as animal teeth, feathers, and stone beads: smooth, regular, compact, and beautiful. This feature further illustrates the important psychological motivations of dressing up, self-showing, and attracting the opposite sex. Therefore, it is very scientific to derive the aesthetic origin of the origin of the body from the physiological instinct. The "human body beautification" function derived from this origin motivation is the most primitive and fundamental function of jewelry. There are two other important motivations in the origin and development of jewelry. One is the religious function motivation and the other is the social function motivation. These two motivations are based on the physiological instinctive motivation, and develop and evolve on this basis. from.