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Dominican Diamond Bangle Wedding Bracelets.  

By Samina Aamir

So why am I getting all sociological and all? Because bangles came up as a consequence of point (b) up there. Let me explain. When women were captured and brought to the captor’s territory, they had to be tied up so that they could not escape. Hence their wrists were tied with rope to some pole or something. Later on, these ties were symbolically worn by the women as a symbol of their capture.