waist beads
Torso strand jewelry
Waist beads are strings of small beads worn around the waist or hips, traditionally by African women.
They serve various purposes: adornment, tracking weight changes, celebrating femininity, or marking life transitions.
Some women wear them as intimate jewelry, visible only to partners.
She's worn waist beads since her coming-of-age ceremony.
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- hipsLeg-torso joint areas
- bellyFront midsection
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
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Neck-worn ornament
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