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Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Daasanach people|Daasanach girls wearing necklaces A necklace is an article of jewellery that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans. They often serve ceremonial, religious, magical, or funerary purposes and are also used as symbols of wealth and status, given that they are commonly made of precious metals and stones.
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A necklace is a piece of jewelry worn around the neck, and it may have been one of the earliest forms of adornment used by humans. Necklaces often serve important purposes like ceremonial, religious, magical, or funerary practices, and they frequently function as symbols of wealth and status since they are typically made from precious metals and stones.
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- Historical necklaces
- Prehistoric neckware
- Ancient civilizations
- Timeline of non-classical European necklaces
- East Asia
- China
- Chaozhu
- Necklace with longevity lock pendant
- Yingluo
- Oceania
- Tasmania
- Shell necklaces
- Necklace lengths
- Gallery
- Similar items
- See also
- Further reading
- References
thumb|upright=1.35|Daasanach people|Daasanach girls wearing necklaces A necklace is an article of jewellery that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans. They often serve ceremonial, religious, magical, or funerary purposes and are also used as symbols of wealth and status, given that they are commonly made of precious metals and stones.
The main component of a necklace is the band, chain, or cord that wraps around the neck. It is most often rendered in precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum. Necklaces often have additional attachments suspended or inset into the necklace itself. These attachments typically include pendants, lockets, amulets, crosses, and precious and semiprecious materials such as diamond, pearls, rubies, emeralds, garnets, and sapphires. They are made with many different type of materials and are used for many things and sometimes classified as clothing.