مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية
Volume 9, Numéro 2, Pages 55-65
2024-06-21

The Symbolism Of Algerian Traditional Silver Jewelry And Its Communicative Meaning –a Semiotic Approach – Thavzimth As An Example

Authors : Kacimi Safia .

Abstract

In our study, we dealt with one of the non-verbal communication methods adopted by humans throughout the ages, namely jewelry, as we relied on the semiotic approach in analyzing the study sample with the aim of highlighting its deep communicative dimension and translating the meanings and connotations that have always been expressed by our ancestors. We highlighted that ornaments go beyond the decorative and aesthetic aspect assigned to them, as all the shapes and colors they carry express coded messages that require the control of scientific keys to decipher them and dive into their deep and rooted meanings in the history of humanity.

Keywords

Non-verbal communication ; codification ; symbolism ; ritual ; language of objects ; semiotic approach