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  2. Hairwork - Wikipedia

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    Hairwork. Hairwork, or jewelry or artwork made of human hair, has appeared throughout the history of craft work, particularly to be used for private worship or mourning. From the Middle Ages through the early twentieth century, memorial hair jewelry remained common. Hair, considered to be a remnant off the person it was cut from, also has often ...

  3. Acrostic ring - Wikipedia

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    Acrostic rings were developed in France in the early 19th century by the jewelry company Mellerio dits Meller, and later became popular in England. They were given and worn during the Georgian and Victorian eras. Acrostic rings were given as romantic gifts, and their messages were sentimental.

  4. Insects in art - Wikipedia

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    Beetlewing art is an ancient craft technique using iridescent beetle wing cases ( elytra ), practised traditionally in Thailand, Myanmar, India, China and Japan, as well as Africa and South America. Beetlewing pieces are used as an adornment to paintings, textiles and jewellery. Different species of metallic wood-boring beetle wings were used ...

  5. History of taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    History of taxidermy. Taxidermy, or the process of preserving animal skin together with its feathers, fur, or scales, is an art whose existence has been short compared to forms such as painting, sculpture, and music. The word derives from two Greek words: taxis, meaning order, preparation, and arrangement and derma, meaning skin.

  6. Category:Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    Bag charm. Bangle. Beetlewing. Berlin iron jewellery. Bezel (jewellery) Bijou (jewellery) Bling-bling. Boule de Genève. Breast milk jewelry.

  7. Mourning ring - Wikipedia

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    Mourning ring. A mourning ring is a finger ring worn in memory of someone who has died. [1] It often bears the name and date of death of the person, and possibly an image of them, or a motto. They were usually paid for by the person commemorated, or their heirs, and often specified, along with the list of intended recipients, in wills. [2]

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