Anklet and toering

An anklet, ankle chain, or ankle bracelet, is an ornament worn around the ankle. Anklets historically have been worn for centuries by unmarried women in India, though in the United States both casual and more formal anklets became fashionable in the late twentieth century. While in western popular culture both younger men and women may wear casual leather anklets, they are more popular among women, and more formal anklets (silver, gold, beads) are almost exclusively confined to women's fashion. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Variation in the physical appearance of humans is believed by anthropologists to be an important factor in the development of personality and social relations in particular physical attractiveness. ... For a review of anatomical terms, see Anatomical position and Anatomical terms of location. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...

As an ornament

Anklets can be made of silver, gold, and other less precious metals as well as leather, plastic, nylon and other such materials. In the western world anklets or ankle chains are mainly worn by younger females, but some older women also wear them. This article is about the chemical element. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses of this word, see nylon (disambiguation). ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ...

Metal anklets are of two types - flexible and inflexible. The flexible ones, often called pajeb or jhanjhar in India, are made by tying links in a chain. Subsequently, sonorous bells can be attached to the chain, so that the wearer can make pleasing sounds while walking. Inflexible ones are usually created by giving shape to a flat metal sheet. Jhanjhar (Hindi: झांझर) or Jhajhar or Jhajhad is gotra (clan) of Jat people found in Bhilwara, Hanumangarh districts in Rajasthan, India. ... A bell is a simple sound-making device. ...

Left or right?

A survey carried out recently in the UK determined that most anklets are worn on the right ankle. The statistics were: 87% right ankle and 13% left.^{[citation needed]} Perhaps this is due to more people being right-handed. Although in eastern cultures, anklets are worn on both ankles. Since most women wear it on the right ankle, it is important to look for the anklet on the left ankle as a symbol with sexual connotation (see below).

In scuba diving

Scuba divers sometimes wear lead anklets to stop a tendency for their legs to float up when diving in a drysuit.^{[citation needed]} Early ideas of autonomous under-water systems appear in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Scuba Diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods for recreational diving and professional diving. ... drysuits are used in a number of sports to provide a barrier between the occupant and cold water. ...

Sexual connotation

Some women involved in the "Hotwife" or "Cuckold" lifestyle wear an anklet on either ankle as a signal to others in the lifestyle that she is available. Most women wear anklets on the right ankle, so if it's on the left, it most likely means that she is, or want's to become a "Hotwife."^{[citation needed]} These signals are codes that are understood by those in the lifestyle; there may be some women wearing anklets for ornamentation might not be aware of these signals.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Toe ring