[Jewelry making - Article 00814] - Re: [Orchid] Initial impulses for self adornment

[Steelybone]

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My two cents:

    Some kinds of adornment are probably closely related to the idea of
    capturing the power of a prey animal: bears' claws, lion teeth, etc.
    Similarly, human cannibalism is frequently related to capturing the
    eaten person's power or spirit.  Other "powers" than just brute
    strength are probably desired - hence the wearing of feathers,
    quills, and other  such items. 

    Other kinds of adornment probably boil down to, as someone else put
    it - sex. Who mates the oftenest has the biggest effect on the gene
    pool, and this applies to the human animal no less than to bower
    birds.  We can attract by power symbols (see above), status symbols,
    beauty, adornments that advertise our fitness as providers or
    parents - it all comes down to who is going to be providing the
    genes for the next generation.  We've just added an intellectual
    dimension - or we like to think so.  :-) 

Tas
www.earthlywealth.com


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