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Universe, Adorned: Ornament in Culture, Cosmos, and Consciousness

The Emerald

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The Orisha of the Bayana

The Bayana carries a jingling array of Balangandans. These adornments are both defensive and attractive. The sound, the brilliance of the ornaments serves to repel what doesn't need to be there and attract what does. So vital is it to be adorned in this way that Dori Volkaimi's song tells us: 'Adornment is life'

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