Anklet

[1] Barefoot anklets and toe rings historically have been worn for at least over 8,000 years by girls and women in Indus Valley, in Indian Subcontinent where it is commonly known as pattilu, payal, golusu and sometimes as nupur.

Anklets were worn as an everyday ornament by Egyptian women of all social classes in ancient Egypt from as early as predynastic times.

khalakheel) and were most commonly worn by women of Alexandria, along with a traditional dress covered by a one-piece black cloth called melaya leff.

These were found among hoards in these areas, along with other bronze items characteristic of this time (c. 1800 BCE onwards), and are attributable to the Tumulus culture that spread across this region.

In the eastern Indian state of Odisha, which is known for its traditional jewelry, there are varieties of anklets known as Paunji Nupur, which are worn by women.

Flexible anklets, often called paayal, pajeb or jhanjhar in India, are made by tying links in a chain.

Salangai or ghunghru are small bells that Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, and Odissi dancers tie around their ankles.

Scuba divers sometimes wear lead anklets to stop a tendency for their legs to float up when diving in a drysuit.

Convicted criminals may wear ankle monitors as electronic tagging devices while being confined to a specific venue.