Actual Question
Who first developed Button and how did it become historically important?
Quick Summary
- Button – Ornamental buttons—made from seashell—were used in the Indus Valley civilization for ornamental purposes by 2000 BCE.
- Some buttons were carved into geometric shapes and had holes pierced into them so that they could be attached to clothing by using a thread.
Answer
Button originated in the Indian subcontinent and became an important contribution to global culture, science, technology, or daily life.
Button – Ornamental buttons—made from seashell—were used in the Indus Valley civilization for ornamental purposes by 2000 BCE. Some buttons were carved into geometric shapes and had holes pierced into them so that they could be attached to clothing by using a thread.
[1] [1] Ian McNeil (1990) holds that: "The button, in fact, was originally used more as an ornament than as a fastening, the earliest known being found at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley. It is made of a curved shell and about 5000 years old."[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hesse, Rayner W. & Hesse, Rayner W. Jr. (2007). Jewelrymaking Through History: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. 35. ISBN 0-313-33507-9.
- ↑ McNeil, Ian (1990). An encyclopaedia of the history of technology. Taylor & Francis. 852. ISBN 0-415-01306-2.