According to Fofana, females put waist beads on other females to connect and bond with one another. “There’s a song in Ghana where a man asks ‘Who loves me?’ He responds ‘Himself ...

Tica Bowden says she spies glimpses of color all the time lately, as a woman leans over a certain way and the glistening glow of her African waist beads makes a coy cameo appearance. They’re eve ...

Do you know it’s a cultural norm within most Ghanaian ethnic groups for a woman to wear one or more strings of beads on her waist—all the time? Norms such as these are religiously observed by ...

Waist beads are very common accessories in Ghana. If you are a lady you may have worn them a few times and if you are a guy you may have seen them around family members or your female significant ...

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 colors and shapes and may also include ...

Waist beads have a long history tied to African and Egyptian cultures dating back to as early as the 15th century. courtesy of Alaiyo Waistbeads While it is difficult to confirm exactly when ...

"They [women] are more African when they wear their beads than usual. Especially when they wear it around their waist; it brings out the shape of their waist, and it's real attractive." Rwanda ...

Since time immemorial, African women have worn shanga as a rite of passage and even to sexually entice their men, making it more than an accessory or fashion statement. In Egypt, waist beads were ...

Waist beads date back to the 15th century. Ancient African (most notably, West African) and ancient Egyptian cultures would ...

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