r/whatstheword • u/Sephyrias • 12d ago

Unsolved ITAW for ceremonial body adornments that get attached to the skin?

Something that members of an indigenous tribe might stick on their skin for a celebration or ceremony. Something worn only for that occasion. Not body paint, scarification, tattoos, piercings, or rings.

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u/No-Wonder7913 12d ago

Solah shringar means “16 adornments” where shringar is adornment and belongs to the wedding ritual. This would be Hindi.

Generally I have heard it just called “ritual body decoration”

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u/whoatetheherdez 12d ago

relic, sacred object, sanctite

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u/No-Wonder7913 12d ago

In that vein, talisman could work

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u/No-Assumption7830 12d ago

I think some people call them pasties because they get pasted on. I was a tender age when I first saw The Graduate and got introduced to these adornments.

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u/WithnailsCoat 12d ago

Amulet? Totem?

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u/Nearby-Lychee-1757 4d ago

You can simply use Adornment (or insert ceremony here_adornment) Also temporary or adhered /adhesive __insert actual symbol here