Bangle

These ornaments are worn mostly by women in the Indian subcontinent, Southeastern Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.

It is common to see a bride wearing glass bangles at weddings in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and in other Asian countries.

[citation needed] Some men and women wear a single bangle on the arm or wrist called kada or kara.

[1] A figurine of a dancing girl wearing bangles on her left arm has been excavated from the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site (2600 BC) in modern-day Pakistan.

[3] They are made of numerous precious as well as non-precious materials such as gold, silver, platinum, glass, wood, ferrous metals, plastic, etc.

Bangles made from sea shell, which are white colour, are worn by married Bengali and Oriya Hindu women.

Lac is a resinous material, secreted by insects, which is collected and moulded in hot kilns to make these bangles.

Among the more recent kinds are rubber bangles, worn more like a wristband by youngsters, and plastic ones which add a trendy look.