What do you Know about waist beads?
A treasure of many colors around the waist of a woman: Waist beads are colorful beaded jewelry on a line of a white cotton thread strand. It is worn around the waist mostly by women and the female child. Wearing waist beads is a tradition that has been practiced by the descendants of the African countries for centuries. The beads are a finished, handcraft product of recycled glass materials. There are many reasons African women and children wear waist beads. To the African woman, waist beads are not just jewels worn on the body. It represent a meaning of traditional values, culture and beliefs. Some common reasons why waist beads were worn in the past and currently are as follows:...
