Body piercing was often identified with royalty and portrayed courage and virility. ... Janet Jackson, Keith Flint from Prodigy, Mel B from the Spice Girls and Malcolm Jamahl Warner from the Cosby show all sport pierced tongues. ... At various times in history men wore elaborate earrings; during the Elizabethan era many famous men such as Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raliegh and Francis Drake wore gold rings in their ears. "As the Roman Republic grew more effeminate with wealth and luxury, earrings were more popular among men than women; no less a he-man than Julius Cae...

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Barangay traded with barangay, island with island. ... The peoples of the Philippines exported, among other things, betel nuts, pearls, tortoise shells, etc. ... They were allowed to freely mix with the maharlikas. ... They also wore necklaces, armlets or kalombiga, earrings, rings, and anklets, usually made of gold and precious stones. ... Among the nobility, the groom gave a dowry (bigay-kaya) in the form of gold, slaves, land, or other gifts to the girl's parents. ...

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