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.
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 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.