History of Tribal Jewelry

Egypt's Contributions

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Tribal Jewelry Materials

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Tribal Jewelry has traditionally been constructed from natural materials such as ivory, resin, horn, bone, seeds, wood, shells, animal teeth and claws, metal, hair, and stone. These materials have been used to create chokers, necklaces, rings, earrings, anklets, bangles, bracelets, and belts, which have been used in a variety of ways.

Early Uses of Jewelry

Oldest Jewelry Discovered

Jewelry was used for personal adornment and as the medium of exchange in the earliest trading that took place between Africa and Asia. Cowrie shells were used as a form of money, and necklaces and belts made of cowrie shells were considered to be extremely valuable. The shape of the cowrie shell caused it to be associated with woman's spirituality and fertility, and cowrie belts and necklaces were used in religious ceremonies. The women in some tribes wore ankle bracelets made of seed beads while performing ritual dances to celebrate a young woman's coming-of-age, and tribes in South Africa wore bracelets made of elephant hair to honor their gods and the strength of the elephant. Some elephant hair bracelets were designed with four knots, believed to represent the four elements of air, earth, fire, and water.

Tribal jewelry has been an integral part of African culture, used in dancing, religious rituals, as a sign of wealth and status, as a form of money, as burial offerings, and for personal adornment. The jewelry used for ornamentation in West Africa was traditionally used to tell a story. These articles were created according to sacred tradition, with each bracelet, pendant, knot or bead having a spiritual significance. Tribal jewelry was used for protection and strength, to display tribal identity, and to represent the wearer's history and status. Royalty in ancient Egypt wore ostrich shell necklaces as a symbol of their status, while a groom in Ghana gave his bride a beaded belt on their wedding day, which she continued to wear afterward to denote her married status. Superstition also played a role in the use of tribal jewelry, with some tribes believing that certain beads and other materials had magical powers. An amulet was worn by the mother of twins in West Africa to celebrate her twins' power and magic, and tribes in Mali and Ivory Coast believed that copper had strong, protective powers.

The Egyptians were the first to create beads using a wide variety of materials. They didn't limit their use to jewelry, and their beaded art adorned belts, sandals, and clothing. Egyptian beads and jewelry eventually traveled along early trade routes and their influence spread throughout the rest of Africa, Europe, and Asia.

African tribal jewelry has a rich tradition that continues to this day. Bracelets, belts, and anklets are still worn by dancers to accentuate each body movement. The manila, a bracelet made of hammered copper and commonly used in the 11th century, is still worn in Africa today. All around the world African tribal jewelry is used to enhance personal beauty and express cultural diversity while displaying the artistry of African craftsmen.

African Tribal Jewelry Today

The oldest jewelry known to date was discovered in Blombos Cave located on the coast of South Africa. The cave was the site of beads made from the shells of a sea snail and punctured with small holes so they could be strung on a necklace. These shell beads have been dated to around 75,000 years, and tribal jewelry has played an important role in African culture ever since.

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Local craft shows are a great way to start in the handmade jewelry business. Check your Chamber of Commerce for an event schedule in your area. Talk with other crafters to find other craft shows and art festivals that they recommend. Slowly build a schedule of shows. Pay attention to what your customers are looking for and try to focus on their needs.

Not everyone can be an artist and a salesperson. Luckily there are many wholesale jewelry suppliers who specialize in handmade jewelry and handcrafted artisan jewelry. Check out their websites and see if their wholesale products fall into the niche you have decided upon. Whether it is horse jewelry, cat jewelry, wildlife jewelry or Native American jewelry designs, you are sure to find wholesale jewelry suppliers who have the perfect handmade jewelry for your target market.

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Do you want to start your own handmade jewelry business? Making handcrafted jewelry, handmade earrings and unique bracelets can be easier than learning how to sell, where to sell and at what price to sell your unique jewelry. Marketing, advertising and promoting your new company is an obstacle many cannot overcome. Many people give up when just starting out because of the frustration. There is a learning curve with any new venture, everything takes time and a lot of energy to become successful. Here are some easily accomplished steps to build your handmade jewelry business and put you on the road to success.

Trial and error is sometimes the best method for pricing. Estimate how much a pair of handmade earrings or handmade bracelets costs you to actually make. Double the cost for your wholesale jewelry price and double that again for your retail price is the general rule. Look around at other handmade jewelry artists offering similar products to see if your price falls into the same range?

Online marketing for handmade jewelry artisans is growing quickly and it is easy to set up a free or relatively inexpensive website at many handcrafted sites. Building an online presence can take a lot of time and effort which will be worthwhile eventually. Do not depend on immediate sales as it takes time to become established online.

First of all, and most important, is to create truly unique jewelry. Finding you own niche, expressing your individual style and creativity is key to making your handcrafted jewelry business a success. Experiment with techniques and materials until you find the right combination that suits you. The most successful jewelry artisans have their own style that draws customers to them.

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Start slow with baby steps gradually building your customer base. Not every show will be a huge success but bit by bit you will learn all the things you need to know to make your handmade jewelry business a success.

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Secondly, choose your target market. What age group does your handmade jewelry attract? This is a good pricing indicator. A younger age group will require lower prices while a middle age group is looking for more sophisticated looks and can afford a higher price range.

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In any hypothesis-testing problem, because we take action based on incomplete information, there is a built-in danger of an erroneous decision. A statistical test procedure based on sample data will lead to precisely one of the following four situations. Two of these situations will entail correct decisions and the other two, incorrect decisions.

* fro is true and is accepted a correct decision.

* Ho is true and Ho is rejected—an incorrect decision.

* Ho is false and Ho is accepted—an incorrect decision.

* Ho is false and Ho is rejected—a correct decision.

Rejection of the null hypothesis when in fact it is true is called a Type I error or a rejection error. The probability of committing this error is denoted by the Greek letter a (alpha) and is referred to as the level of significance of the test.

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To understand the basic approach to hypothesis testing, we might recall the familiar presumption under our judicial system. "The accused is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." Is the accused guilty? That is the question. We state the null hypothesis as H0: The accused is not guilty. The alternative hypothesis is HA: The accused is guilty.

It is up to the prosecution to provide evidence to destroy the null hypothesis. If the prosecution is unable to provide such evidence, the accused goes free. If the null hypothesis is refuted, we accept the alternative hypothesis and declare that the accused is guilty. Bear in mind that if the accused goes free, it does not mean that the accused is indeed innocent. It simply means that there was not enough evidence to find the accused guilty. Nor, if the accused is cotwicted, does it mean that the accused did indeed commit the crime. It simply means that the evidence vase so overwhelming that it is highly improbable that the accused is innocent. Only the accused knows the truth.

In this context, suppose the accused is innocent, in fact, but is found guilty. Then a Type I error has been made because the null hypothesis has been rejected erroneously. Thus, the probability of convicting the innocent would be a, and we would like to keep this value rather low. On the other hand,santos 100 Cartier, if a guilty person is declared not guilty, a Type II error has been made with probability,

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