Jewelry
What: Using a multitude of materials and techniques, jewelry makers create small decorative crafts that are meant to be worn.
Materials: gems, metals, stones, clay, wood, fabric, paper, beads
History: More than 40,000 years ago Africans introduced beads as the first form of jewelry. They used shells, animal bones, teeth, stones, string, and sinew to create their jewelry. From there, handmade jewelry materials branched out to include copper, glass, gold, and gems. In some cultures like the Egyptians, jewelry held religious meaning. Other cultures, such as the Aztecs, used jewelry to show their rank, wealth, and power.
Techniques: Metal stamping, wirework, bead stringing
Hearts By Alejandro Amezcua
Above: Satellite Rings by Helen Curnutte
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