Jewelry Boxes For Women: Gorgeous Ways to Store African Jewelry
A number of cultures have influenced jewelry boxes for women. The men and women of the African culture for example have a long history of wearing jewelry. Back then and now, there are a number of materials that are utilized in making African jewelry.
The folks of Western Africa used huge amounts of brass. The Akan people preferred a lot of gold. African jewelry also made a lot of use of copper as well. There are a number of unique jewelry pieces that have been created.
The Senufo tribe’s ankle bracelets are one such specimen. Worn by men, women and children irrespective of age, these were designed to look like boats. The men however found it difficult to wear these bracelets as it hindered their farming work.
Little bells were popular on women’s bracelets and were often found on the people of the Dan and We Tribes. Decorative bells such as these were especially used when people wanted to dance. Uniquely styled earrings were a specialty of the married women of Fulani. These were sticks of gold that were hammered into crescent shapes.
African jewelry for its women is quite extravagant these days more so with the Ashanti tribe. Feasts are held to showcase jewelry. When a king dies, women put on a lot of jewelry and perform ritualistic dances.
Christianity made an entry into Ethiopia in the 4th century. One form of jewelry that came about were ornate crosses that were put on a blue cotton cord and called mateb. These crosses were made of silver or nickel based alloys.
Africa is a massive resource of natural materials and jewelers made complete use of them. Quite popular in Nigeria and Guinea were the coconut disc necklaces that are fashioned out of coconut fragments. But today it’s quite tough to find an entire necklace made of real coconut.
The women of Kenya are especially known for their love of bone-based jewelry. Chokers and necklaces were made by mixing together animal bone, gold and silver. These were then further done up with precious stones.
Wooden boxes for men are quite popular in Africa. Bubinga was a common African wood used in the making of these boxes. Its scientific name is Guibourtia arnoldiana. Gabon and Angola are the main West African countries where this wood is found. Their beauty and durability are what made them so popular. They are resistant to wood-eating insects and that’s why they are the perfect case for jewelry.
Wooden boxes made of other woods have their side panels made of Bubinga sometimes. Valets are also made of African mahogany. Pull out drawers are included in these boxes to hold men’s accessories and the boxes came with wenge accents.
There is something really special about African tribal jewelry. You could always use your partner’s jewelry box to hold your ornaments.
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