Concept information
Preferred term
ornamentation
Definition
- Ornamentation is decorating or beautifying objects or human bodies. Architecture is ornamentation on a larger scale; human beings alter their surroundings using artistic methods such as stained glass, textured walls and ceilings, and murals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Ornamentation]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ornamentation
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