Abstract: Although wide ring-shaped ornaments only circulated briefly across different cultures and historical contexts, their repeated and independent emergence in multiple regions reveals a shared cross-cultural logic in both visual form and social function. In response to this phenomenon where structural similarities appear across diverse cultural settings, this study compares 3 representative cases: The Bronze Age jade collared disk (Youlingbi) from east and southeast Asia, the brass anklets(ogba) of the Igbo people in west Africa during the late 19th to early 20th centuries, and the bakelite bangles in the mid-20th century western societies. The research identifies the common features of these kinds of jewelry including exaggerated structures, rare or innovative materials, and impracticality of wearing, which reflect a shared mechanism of "costly signaling" through aesthetic excess. By incorporating classic anthropological and sociological theories, the study examines how these ornaments contribute to identity formation, class distinction, and ritual expression. Furthermore, it explores their potential in contemporary design by proposing wide-form bangles as "cultural archetypes" and visual symbols. In today's creative design, these forms can be reimagined through material reconfiguration and functional reinterpretation. Ultimately, this study argues that such artifacts should not be viewed merely as revivals of tradition, but should be seen as cultural catalysts which interfaces the past and present, the individual and collective, the visible and the symbolic, thereby acquiring new expressive dimensions and cultural vitality within evolving social and artistic contexts.