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Old 11th March 2019, 06:51 PM   #58
mross
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Originally Posted by ariel
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.
I'm going with #1. Simplest reason is usually the best.
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