Anklet
An anklet , also known as an anklet , is a piece of jewelry that is worn around the ankle . It is mainly worn by women today.
In India traditionally only married women wore anklets. Ghungru ( Hindi and Marathi , similar to other North Indian languages, Sanskrit ghuhghuru ) are anklets with bells that have been known since ancient Indian times. They are worn by male and female performers in Indian dances and used percussive to emphasize the rhythm of the accompanying music. In South India, anklets are called gejje ( Kannada ), gejjai ( Tamil ) and gejjalu ( Telugu ).
In Arabic anklets are called ḫal Aufal (Pl. Ḫalāḫil ). They also provide the rhythm for some women's dances in North African countries, such as the Abdaoui fertility dance in north-eastern Algeria.
Web links
- Anklets, Indian Jewelery. Indian Net Zone
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ancient Indian Jewelery. Indian Net Zone
- ↑ Richard Emmert et al. a. (Ed.): Dance and Music in South Asian Drama. Chhau, Mahākāli pyākhan and Yakshagāna. Report of Asian Traditional Performing Arts 1981. Academia Music, Tokyo 1983, p. 277
- ^ Paul Collaer, Jürgen Elsner: North Africa. Series: Werner Bachmann (Hrsg.): Music history in pictures . Volume I: Ethnic Music. Delivery 8. Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1983, p. 112