Basic History of Body Jewellery

Monday 2 August 2010

Basic History of Body Jewellery

Body modification is certainly unique to humans and, in one form or another has been practiced for as long as 30000 years.

It is unclear whether the Australian aboriginal, or old tribes of India and Borneo, first began to use it as a way to decorate the body and display a personal fortune. The Greeks and Romans, the Middle and Far East, in fact, the majority of cultures throughout history up to now, all showed characteristics of body art, and perforation. Elizabethan sailors encountered tribes-people who pierce their ears, which they believe will help improve her vision, an attractive proposition to seafarers whose vision was so important. Sailors and explorers also report complex examples of Polynesian tattoos, then remembered by many descendants of sailors in their own skin.

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Body piercing is a much more common and accepted way to decorate your body and provides a way to show the individuality of the person.

There is still some summer left - hopefully - so why not show off one of our Beautiful items of Body Jewellery...?

All our Gold Belly Bars, Gold Nose Studs and Gold Toe Rings, are offered for sale at well below genuine RRP's, and are covered by our 100% Guarantee.

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