Bangles History |Bangles Types

Bangles

In this articles we discuss about : Bangles history, Bangle types,  design of bangle,  bracelets, bangle.

Bangles are rigid bracelets, usually from wood or plastic, metal. They are time-honoured decorate worn mostly by South Asian women in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

It is a common tradition to see a new bride wearing glass bangles at her wedding and the honeymoon will end when the last bangle breaks. Bangles history is  also have a very time-honoured value in Hinduism and it is considered favourable to be bare armed for a married woman.

Bangle's history

Toddler to older woman could wear bangle based on the type of bangles. Bangle made of gold or silver are preferred for infant.

Some men wear a single bangle on the arm or wrist called kada or kara. In Sikhism, the father of a Sikh bride will give the groom a gold ring, a kara (steel or iron bangle), and a mohra. Chooda is a kind of bangle that is worn by Punjabi women on her wedding day. It is a set of white and red bangle with stone work. According to tradition, a woman is not supposed to buy the bangle she will wear.

Bangle history

Bangle— made from sea shell, copper, brass, bronze, gold, agate, chalcedony etc.—have been excavated from multiple archaeologic sites throughout India. A figurine of a dancing girl—wearing bangles on her left arm— has been excavated from Mohenjo-daro (2600 BC)

Design of bangles

Bangle are circular in shape, and, unlike bracelets, are not flexible. The word is derived from Hindi bungri (glass). They are made of numerous precious as well as non-precious materials such as gold, silver, platinum, glass, wood, ferrous metals, plastic, etc. Bangle made from sea shell, which are white colour, are worn by married Bengali and Oriya Hindu women. A special type of bangle is worn by women and girls, especially in the Bengal area, commonly known as a “Bengali bangle”, which is used as a substitute for a costly gold bangle, and is produced by fixing a thin gold strip is thermo-mechanically fused onto a bronze bangle, followed by manual crafting on that fused gold strip.

bangles types

Bangles are part of time-honoured  Indian  jewellery. They are usually  worn in pairs by women, one or more  on  each arm.  Most  Indian women  prefer wearing  either  gold  or glass bangles or combination of both. Inexpensive bangles made  from  plastic  are  slowly  replacing  those  made  by glass, but the ones made of glass are still preferred at time-honoured  occasions  such  as marriages and  on  festivals.

The designs range from  simple  to  intricate  handmade designs, often studded with precious and semi-precious stones  such as  diamonds,  gems  and  pearls.  Sets  of expensive bangles made of gold and silver make a jingling sound. The imitation jewellery tends to make a tinny sound when jingled.

Bangle types

In Bangle history : There are two basic types of bangles: a solid cylinder type; and a split, cylindrical spring opening/closing type. The primary distinguishing factor between these is the material used to make the bangle. This may vary from anything from glass to jade to metal to lac and even rubber or plastic.

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