Arm ring

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An arm ring, additionally referred to as an armlet or an armband, is a band of metallic, typically a treasured metal, worn as rings or an decoration around the biceps of the upper arm. The arm ring is similar to a bracelet or bangle, though it need to be fashioned and sized to suit snugly to the top arm.

Historically, the arm ring turned into normally worn via men, and regularly a "ring" in Bronze-Age heroic literature could talk over with an arm ring, as opposed to a finger ring. Modern-day arm jewelry are generally fashion add-ons worn by way of girls.

In Indonesia, an arm ring is called kelat bahu; it is usually used by both men and women as conventional jewelry in Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese conventional costumes, worn normally in marriage ceremony or in traditional dance. The decorative arm earrings are normally product of metals together with gold, silver, or brass, and might hint their records from the Indonesian Hindu-Buddhist beyond of historical Java.

Sri Lankan records notes that brides wore armlets to ward off ill good fortune. However, the armlet can be more pleasing whilst it is made of gold or silver and is studded with gemstones. Men in historical Sri Lanka additionally wore the jewelry, and Kandyan drummers can be seen carrying the jewelry as a subculture even nowadays. Women wear arm jewelry ('Vangi' in Tamil வங்கி) for special events like weddings and the Bharatanatyam dance.

Another comparable object of jewelry includes a waistlet; those are every so often known as belts.