L'origine historique des bijoux

Il est difficile de vérifier avec précision quand les humains ont commencé à porter des bijoux. Mais il n'est pas difficile de déduire que depuis que les humains ont commencé à comprendre l'importance de se décorer et de s'embellir, ils ont également formé un lien inséparable avec eux. Les bijoux les plus primitifs des humains peuvent probablement être retracés jusqu'à la lointaine période de l'âge de pierre.
À partir de la collecte de données de l'ère paléolithique découvertes dans le monde entier et des tribus primitives modernes, on peut constater que les premières formes primitives d'ornements corporels comprenaient principalement des colliers, des ornements de taille, des ornements de bras, des ornements de poignet, des parures pour la tête, etc. Parmi ces formes, les colliers et les ornements de taille étaient les principaux. Ils sont largement décorés autour de la zone reproductive humaine, et la raison en est non seulement que ces parties ont la capacité de supporter le port d'objets, mais aussi qu'un grand nombre de recherches montrent que ce choix a un autre objectif.
Les couleurs et motifs des animaux sont également une forme de décoration corporelle. Décoration corporelle naturelle, coiffes des oiseaux mâles, Colliers, les ornements de poitrine, ornements de queue, etc. montrent souvent des changements et des démonstrations réguliers pendant la saison de reproduction, et ces décorations sont efficaces pour attirer le sexe opposé. Un grand nombre de données biologiques ont confirmé que les décorations éclatantes des animaux ont de grands avantages dans le processus de sélection sexuelle. Les tatouages sur le corps humain sont une forme similaire de décoration corporelle, et la décoration corporelle est un changement qualitatif qui prolonge la décoration naturelle des animaux.
The earliest human ornaments discovered in the late Paleolithic period around the world, whether they are animal teeth, feathers, or stone beads, all have a very significant characteristic: smooth, regular, small, and beautiful. And this characteristic further illustrates the important psychological motivations behind body decoration, such as makeup, self-expression, and attracting the opposite sex. Par conséquent, it is very scientific to derive the aesthetic sense of body decoration from psychological and physiological instincts. La “human body beautification” function derived from this origin is the most primitive and fundamental function of jewelry.
There are two other important factors in the origin and development of jewelry, one is the religious functional factor, and the other is the social functional factor, both of which are based on physiological instincts and have developed and evolved on this basis. Religion originated from the witchcraft of prehistoric humans, and the religious motivation for the development of body decoration was gradually formed and deeply rooted in people’s thoughts under the guidance of this witchcraft ideology and the witchcraft activities of prehistoric humans. In the process of labor practice, primitive humans gradually developed a vague and mysterious view of some materials closely related to their lives in nature, such as plant fruits, seeds, animal feathers, teeth, bones, and stone (jade) materials. They even regarded them as objects of worship in their witchcraft activities, endowing them with mysterious power.
If they hang the fruits or seeds of plants on the mother’s body to pray for reproduction; Wearing the fur, teeth, and bones of hunting animals on their bodies in order to achieve success in hunting and their own safety; The worship of stone (jade) materials originates from the deep affection of primitive people for stone tools. Those with slight luster and bright colors are regarded as gifts from a mysterious master in their hearts. They carefully collect and protect them, and in this process, gradually enrich the connotation of this natural worship object. The initial enlightenment thought of Chinese jade culture originated from this. In various cultures of the Stone Age in China, jade has always been regarded as a natural worship object with rich spirituality, widely used in witchcraft rituals. And it was carried by prehistoric people as a decoration to beautify themselves, as well as a mascot to ward off evil and disasters, and to turn misfortune into good fortune. In the ancient western civilization, colored gemstones have been familiar for a long time. They have also been endowed with some mysterious religious power in the process of being familiar and used. Ancient Babylon offered emerald to the goddess statue 6000 years ago to pray for some mysterious power. Hailan gem stone is regarded as the essence of sea water to pray for the safety of navigation or fishing.