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The areas in which personal ornamentation with precious objects underwent the greatest development were Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
The diverse forms taken by personal ornamentation are related to the type of life led by the numerous ethnic and tribal groups scattered throughout the vast American territory.
Personal ornamentation in all the native cultures of North America shows no connection with the pre-Columbian cultures of Central and South America.
Feathers and turquoise (used for mosaic) complete the list of precious materials available to the American Indians for personal ornamentation until the arrival of the white man.
In the southwestern cultural area the first objects used for personal ornamentation go back to the first half of the 1st millennium ce and consist of bracelets made from a shell carved in the shape of a frog, exquisitely sculptured in miniature; zoomorphic subjects on auricular disks; rings with bird and snake motifs in pierced work; and other shell jewelry covered with turquoise mosaics.
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