| Jewelry or Jewellery is a personal ornament, such as a ring, necklace, pendant, brooch, bracelet and earrings made from precious metals which may sometimes set with gemstones (or their imitations). |
| Jewelry is usually classified according to the precious metals and/or the kinds of gemstones being used:
Platinum jewelry
Gemset platinum jewelry
Gold jewelry
Gemset gold jewelry
Silver jewelry
Gemset silver jewelry
Diamond jewelry
Pearl jewelry
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| Sometimes jewelry is classified due to its function:
Bridal jewelry
Art jewelry
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| Jewelry made from a base metal is known as costume jewelry, fashion jewelry or imitation jewelry. The “gemstones” used are often imitation gemstones made from plastic and glass but sometimes synthetic and less valuable gemstones are used. |
| These jewelries are then further categorized according to their respective jewelry making process or manufacturing:
Hand fabrication
Lost-wax casting
Die striking
Electroforming
Wire sculpturing
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| Using jewelry to adorn one self is not a modern matter. Various kinds of jewelry have been used since ancient times. This can be proven from the many discoveries at archeological places. |
| Due to the ever changing social customs and cultures, availability of materials and technique or technology of making in all geographical area, jewelries may have different motifs or designs over times: Antique, Period and Modern Jewelries. |
| Like all other nations, Indonesia does also have her own unique varieties of jewelry. This is due to the many ethnic groups that have many different cultural and traditional backgrounds in this very populated country. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah has a lot of information on the indigenous traditional clothings including their jewelries. |
Aceh: Pintu Aceh, Rencong...
Batak: Sortali, Sitepal earing, Gondang-gondang, Berlian Medan...
Makassar: Kendari...
Papua: Burung Cendrawasih...
Javanese: Hair pins, Brooches...
| Chinese: Toothpick, Ear-stick, Chinese Character Jewelries, Mandau... |
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