![]() Gujarat was one of the strategic trading centers Ptolemy (which was c. 90 AD - c. 168 AD). Mughal jewellery, gold, silver, ivory, pearls, textiles, gemstones and coral all used to be traded via Broach, which in turn developed it as a Hub for stone-cutters, artisans, and carvers for almost thousand years. Till today a sizeable "diamond cutting" industry has been developed in cities like Surat, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagarand Navasari District in Gujarat, where around 800,000 workers cut n polish 80-90% of world's overall diamonds production in small scale cutting houses. As a mark of tribal jewelleries and accessories, most of the Gujarati women very often wear key bunch on their waist. The key-ring holder is generally silver made. Other jewelleries which are famous among Gujarati women are the mangal sutra, earring, necklace, rings and bangles. ![]() Among other forms of jewelleries which are traditionally made in Gujarat, agate, bead and silver jewelleries are very popular as the exquisite tribal jewelleries. Ornaments like ear rings, bangles, nose rings, necklaces etc. are made locally, whereas sold throughout the State. Silver jewelleries are made from silver-bars; normally those are locally procured and then converted into sheets and wires before making the bangles, ear rings, anklets, nose pins and many other ornaments. The main hub of silver jewelleries work are Bhuj, Anjar and Mundra within Kutch district whereas Porbandar, Surendranagar, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar also carries a long tradition of producing quality silversmiths, who are quite capable of crafting stunning silver jewelleries. Tribal Jewelleries as a part of Gujarat's traditional jewelleries is still crafted with great care and in styles which has continued for centuries after centuries. The age old heritage of designing tribal jewelleries with help of beads, zari, lac etc., is still relevant to meet today's demand and these ornaments are used by tribal women of this part of the country. |