[Jewelry making - Article 00850] - Re: [Orchid] Initial impulses for self adornment

[Dale Burnett]

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    We will probably never know the motivations of the first hominids to
    adorn themselves.  However, while it is interesting to consider
    this, we must keep in mind that we are doing so in the context of
    our views of the world and our own adornment which most likely do
    not approximate theirs.  Of course I do not know, but I would
    imagine that items of adornment had a much more significant role
    than mere adornment or even as a statement of status at least until
    much later in history.  I would think this because "people" at that
    time would have felt a much more integral "connection" with and less
    of a feeling of separateness from the world and the items
    surrounding them than we generally do today. 

    An example of what I mean is what I once read about why American
    Indians decorated their moccasins (here's one for the shoe lovers). 
    They did so as a means to compensate for the harm done to the living
    things of beauty that they were trampling upon as they walked.  A
    pretty spiritual motivation for adornment.  Of course I can't say
    that they weren't also thinking "and this looks pretty cool, too!". 

    An interesting point to ponder anyway. 

    Best Regards, Dale in Michigan where the crocuses are in blossom, the
    robins are back, and it's about 16 degrees tonight.  (Those silly robins!)  Brrrrr!


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