Bruce Metcalf wrote an insightful essay regarding what he perceives the functions of jewellery to be. It can be found on his website, and this is what he ends up saying...
"...I outlined five functions that traditionally have defined jewelry: attachment to the body, personal decoration, displaying socially meaningful codes, serving as portable and redeemable wealth, and mediation with the spiritual. But I think other constants have remained in the history of jewelry ..."
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