Significance of Beaded Edges/Borders on South Indian Weapons?

ariel · 11th March 2019, 05:49 PM

Agree. Architecture is a dead end in the search for the origin of beading: no connection to jewelry in all its applications.

We are left with two possibilities:
1. Beading was just a " prettyfying" design, devoid of any deep significance.
2. Beading has deep sacral meaning. Proponents of this theory should find primary sources supporting this hypothesis.

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11th March 2019, 05:49 PM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Agree. Architecture is a dead end in the search for the origin of beading: no connection to jewelry in all its applications. We are left with two possibilities: 1. Beading was just a " prettyfying" design, devoid of any deep significance. 2. Beading has deep sacral meaning. Proponents of this theory should find primary sources supporting this hypothesis.