Jewellery is sometimes seen as [[wealth]] storage or [[function]]ally as holding a garment or hair together. It has from very early times also been regarded as a form of [[personal]] adornment. The first pieces of jewellery were made from natural [[material]]s, such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood and carved stone. More exotic jewellery was probably made for wealthy people or as indications of [[social status]]. In some cases people were buried with their jewellery. | Jewellery is sometimes seen as [[wealth]] storage or [[function]]ally as holding a garment or hair together. It has from very early times also been regarded as a form of [[personal]] adornment. The first pieces of jewellery were made from natural [[material]]s, such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood and carved stone. More exotic jewellery was probably made for wealthy people or as indications of [[social status]]. In some cases people were buried with their jewellery. |