Waist beads are a traditional African accessory that consist of small glass beads on a string or wire worn around the waist or hips. They come in different colours and shapes and may also include ...

Waist beads have an illuminating rich history behind them. There are accessories, and there are exquisite adornments that hold symbolic meaning. Waist beads ultimately fall within the latter. Waist ...

Waist beads for weight management can help a person monitor their weight. How tightly the beads fit or whether they’ve changed position can indicate whether someone has lost or gained weight. Waist ...

Donna Storey’s waist bead journey began as a result of her weight loss journey. The Baltimore native, entrepreneur and author of “Waistbeads and Western Society: A Sisterhood…” told the AFRO, “It ...

Sometimes she sets the mood for romance with her man by tying a bunch of sweet scents on her waist beads Ohangla musician Otieno Aloka sings that Kanungo e Teko (the waist is where the strength lies).

Beads have been utilized across various African cultures for adornment, cultural significance, and spiritual purposes for many years. The waist bead in particular, has consistently been a generational ...

Waist beads Only few Kenyans understand why coastal women sport waist beads or shanga The shanga are more than an accessory or fashion statement Women have worn shanga as a rite of passage and even to ...

Lome, Togo: Wearing a brightly-coloured wrap-around dress, Sonia ambles through the crowds at a market in a popular neighbourhood of Lome, a string of tiny red beads dangling from her hips. "I'm very ...

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