Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 5.8K Beads are usually small round pieces of pierced glass, wood or metal strung together to serve as adornment for the waist, neck or ankle beads. Waist Beads are common with females and they are an excellent tool for women to feel more feminine and beautiful. These beautiful gemstone waist beads are hand made and customized. The tradition of wearing beads is an age long one, from time immemorial; it has been worn for varying reasons by the royalty, for body adornment, deification and decoration. More Articles You Would Love VIDEO: Vanessa Gyimah Shows Us How To Extend Your Love For Animal Prints To Your Eye Brows In Just 2 Minutes Ghana’s Ministry Of Tourism Launches AU Fashion Festival Launch Overtime the culture of the use of beads has been associated with both spiritual and material reasons. In some parts of Africa, the beads are anointed in oils and the woman stands over a smoked pot and commences to ‘smoke her self’. This practice aids in sensory pleasure for the man. Some beads are adorned with bells, which is a signal to let the man know that the woman wants to engage in sexual intercourse. The some have a revered usage attached to the waist beads. It is also worn as a form of birth control, as a way of preventing obesity or also for their ‘healing’ and therapeutic powers. Check Out Jewelry On FashionGHANA.com Boutique Add to cart Quick ViewAdd to Wishlist African Print Strand Statement Necklace $30.00 Click here to See all jewelry In some parts of Ghana and Nigeria, people have a belief that the waist beads possess some erotic appeal and have the power to incite desire or deep emotional response on men. Different countries take various perception to beads. In fact in Ghana, waist beads have only been acknowledged for their positive attributes. In fact one main attribute women are believed to wear waist beads in Ghana is to enhance their hips. Gone are the days when beads have been thought to be worn by ‘UNSOPHISTICATED’, forward or slutty women alone, also different stories abound on the usage of waist beads by ladies and some men who believe they are infused or laced with charms or Juju or Juju will never touch a woman wearing beads with a 10 foot pole for the fear of falling under the supposed spell of such women. In Ghana and Ivory Coast beads have continuously been worn. For a while now in Nigeria, waist beads almost went into extinction but now the re emergence of beads has added a new dimension into the craze among Nigerian Ladies. While some men loath it, some request their partners get them as it makes them more sensual and attractive. If you are looking to get your hands on waist beads, check out our jewelry section here. Some info extracted from : TalkDeyGo.com Ghana Nigeria Culture africa fashionafrican cultureafrican fashionAfrican waist beadswaist beadswaste beads Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You #OOTD: Nigeria’s Prudential Atelier Shakes Up The Internet With This Astonishing Wedding Guest... VIDEOS: King Promise & Sarkodie Show Men How To Drip In Kente &... FCCPC Shuts Down Chinese Supermarket In Nigeria That Banned Nigerians From Entering VIDEO: Watch Exclusive Designs You Missed At The Just Ended SA Fashion Week... #OOTD: Shams Berry Merges Elegance & Sultriness in Magbrien’s Striking Bustier Ensemble VIDEO: Watch The Moment Two Young Chinese Boys Were Over Excited To See... Muyishime Unleashes The ‘Conlang Collection’: A Bold Step Towards Inclusive Fashion #OOTD: Crochet Like You’ve Never Seen; Witness The Stunning Crochet/Kente Print Look By... #BIKINIBAE: Cute Grenadian Beauty Reysher Is Serving Stunning Swimwear With Unparalleled Grace &... VIDEO: Rihanna Promises Ayra Starr A Verse After Rick Ross Failed To Create... 2 comments Lisa Garner October 3, 2015 - 12:23 pm I get how waistbeads can help control obesity, but how are they used as a form of birthcontrol? Log in to Reply WaistCandybyHoni October 5, 2015 - 2:14 am All beads serve some purpose…..each on has a specific duty, like for instance herbs, each herb has a purpose……. its easy to tell what crystals or beads do by studying the chakra system. Stones that focus on the sacral chakra (womb area) usually heal, improve or stabilize the area….you will find certain stones like moon stones, cowrie shells or mother of pearl promote fertility. Stones worn as waistbeads that focus on higher chakras probably would not promote fertility (birth control) as their focus is to heal other areas. Log in to Reply Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.