Pre-Historic Jewelries

Pre-Historic Jewelry

Jewelries and human is connected. Following the modernization, human in past periodic time was already had jewelries within their historical track. Jewelry is one of the things that used to beautify the human body. During the cultivation, human was already familiar with jewelry such as bracelets of stones and shells. In Indonesia, jewelry like this was firstly found in West Java and Java.

Other founding about pre-historic jewelries are mentioned that there are some bracelets. Information obtained in various sizes between 24-54 mm in diameter with a thickness of 6-17 mm. Looking from the size, it can be there is a possibility of a smaller size, which is used as an object containing zimat or being used for magical power or can be used as an earring. Other area in West Java that was found other pre-historic jewelries are East Cirebon and western Bandung. Findings from these places only in the form of bracelets that have been finished. some findings from these places only in the form of bracelets that have been finished.

There was also founding in Surakarta that mentioned about bangles shell, together with a number of other findings such as beads of shell and shaft-square shaft. To find out how they are made, we can compare it with today’s traditional crafts . This comparative study will produce a picture of life in the past, although it was not a representation of the truth. For example, the manufacture of shell bracelets were found in Surakarta was estimated by filing as it is known in Northern Luzon now.

The shell material that being used was not all shells type. Types of shells which are widely used is the type of Tridacna, it was drilled from both surfaces of bamboo. The drill was rotated with the help of a piece of string in the first part were given water and sand. The way how to drill is also used to work on the rings of stone that found in Malaysia and Thailand.

The places from these pre-historic jewelries are in Limbasari, Purbalingga. Besides in Indonesia, the rings were also found in Szechwan, Fongtien, Siberian, Japanese, Korean, Jehor, Chahor, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Honan, Lamma Island, and Taiwan.

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