Bracelet

Bracelet is a type of jewelry worn on the wrist, mostly made of metal products

Bracelet is a type of jewelry worn on the wrist, mostly made of metal products such as gold and silver, as well as minerals, crystals, etc.
Bracelets are chain shaped, mainly used for praying for peace, calming the mind, and beauty.
Firstly, it is for the purpose of survival. In primitive society, in the process of fighting against nature, humans often wore animal skins, horns, and other things on their heads, arms, wrists, or feet to protect themselves and avoid harm from wild beasts. On the one hand, this was to disguise themselves as prey of the same kind and confuse them. On the other hand, these animal skins and horns were themselves weapons of defense or attack. As for the small pebbles, animal bones or teeth hanging around the neck, waist or wrist, besides the earliest unconscious decorative behavior of humans, their true function is probably for counting or recording purposes.
Secondly, it is a symbol of power. In a very primitive society, humans undoubtedly needed courage and strength to demand food from nature and defeat fierce beasts. In the eyes of primitive humans, the reason why fierce beasts are full of strength must be due to their sharp claws, hard bones, and beautiful fur. So, after capturing these fierce beasts, humans eat what they can eat and string their bones, teeth, etc. around their bodies, thinking that by doing so, they can absorb the power of the beasts and defeat them with it. It seems that from these primitive jewelry, primitive people have gained some spiritual comfort and strength.
On the other hand, the more jewelry a person wears, the more likely they are to wear more and more expensive jewelry. In fact, these brave individuals often like to decorate their bodies with bright and easily recognizable objects, such as beautiful feathers, beast teeth, rare shells, and even precious "beautiful stones" (jade) as symbolic symbols, to show off their strength and authority. Plekhanov said in "On Art": "These things were originally worn only as symbols of bravery, dexterity, and power, only later on. It is precisely because they are symbols of bravery, dexterity, and power that they began to evoke aesthetic feelings and fall within the scope of decorations
Thirdly, it is a form of totem worship. Sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, lightning, these are all ordinary natural phenomena; But in the eyes of primitive people, these things all have some kind of magical power. Primitive humans lived in close proximity to nature day and night, relying on the sun, moon, stars, rivers, and flying beasts as companions. They greatly admired the materials that nature bestowed upon them for survival. Over time, this substance was deeply imprinted in their minds, becoming a totem with magical powers. They regard it as their ancestor or protector god, or as a blood relative of their clan or tribe and worship it. At the beginning, humans assimilated themselves into these totems in order to protect themselves. Slowly, people integrated these totems into their jewelry, making their jewelry into the image or shape of these totems, such as circular bracelets and rings like the sun and full moon; A bird shaped crown, headband, and so on.
Fourthly, as a talisman. Engels pointed out: "In ancient times, people were completely unaware of their physical structure and were influenced by the images in their dreams, so they developed a concept that their thinking and feelings were not the activities of their bodies, but a unique activity in the soul that resides in this body and leaves it at death. Primitive people believed that all things have a soul, and there is a distinction between good and evil souls. The good spirits bring happiness and joy to humanity, while the evil spirits bring disaster and disease. In order to prevent evil spirits from approaching and to receive protection from good spirits, primitive people used ropes to wear things such as shells, small pebbles, feathers, animal teeth, leaves, and fruits on their bodies. They believed that these things had a supernatural power that was invisible to the human eye, and with them, people could receive blessings and evil would be driven away. These things that serve to reduce protection and ward off evil later became a specialized form of jewelry on the human body in the shape of some kind of decoration. Moreover, this custom and significance have been preserved, and jewelry has been endowed with more beautiful connotations and mysterious colors by humans.