Waist beads are an African tradition that can be found all throughout the continent. One of the earliest documented uses of waist beads was in ancient Kemet, now Egypt, where women wore layers of beads called girdles. They have been used in various ways and have taken on a mulitude of meanings including body shaping and awaareness, lingerie/sensual adorement, coming of age intitiations, wedding gifts, in indicate societal status, and to connect with your feminine essence.

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