NO FOR SALE : MEANING OF WAIST BEADS/ AFRICAN WAIST BEADS

Description: Tradition & Modern Adoption "Waistbeads, also known as belly beads, have traditionally been worn by African women since the 15th century to serve many celebratory purposes. In Africa, a bead is rarely a simple ornament; beads are worn visibly as a sign of status or hidden as an invisible yet perceptible signal to a husband or lover." Maturity & Growth Throughout several countries in Africa, belly beads have been used to adorn girls and women and indicate how they have matured and grown. Traditionally, mothers adorned their daughters with waist beads during their first menstruation as a rise of passage into womanhood. New belly beads were looked forward to, as they symbolized a healthy life, and the special things about a woman that set her apart from a man. Intimate Appeal Waistbeads can also be worn for seduction. Not only do they symbolize a woman’s progress in life, but they honor her sexuality as well. For some, waistbeads possess intimate appeal and can provoke desire. Wives would often lure their husbands with the rattle of beads or use them as a means to communicate their fertility at certain times of the month. Senegalese and Yoruban women, in particular, heightened their allure with the gently clicking of sweetly perfumed tiny bead strands worn around the waist underneath their clothing. Body Shaping Many women used waist beads as an instrument of body shaping. The beads were used to alert women of their weight gain or if they became pregnant. For women who do not normally weigh themselves, belly beads can serve as an indicator of weight loss or gain: beads roll lower on your waist if you lose weight, and become tighter or higher on your waist if you gain weight. Waist beads can be worn daily without removal. However, ifleft on when bathing you run a chance of colors fading; EnhanceYour Inner Queen today! Waist beads are ancient traditional body jewelry and a practice of adornment. Worn regularly they become an extension of yourself, a secret, seen only by you and the lover(s) you choose. Waist beads are worn by females of all ages from children to grandmothers and by all size women.They are given as gifts for initiations, rites of passage, to women about to marry, to pregnant women for protection and health, and to young girls to welcome them as members of the female group. And they are typically worn against the skin, underneath clothing and below the bellybutton. This ancient adornment practice is a great way to celebrate your femininity, milestones, and enhance personal transformation, and affirmcreativity and sexuality. I enjoy making waist beads in all different colors, styles, sizes; there's something for every woman here. All of the beads used are glass, stones, wood, metal, and semi precious stones beads and charms.I am always working on new pieces and materials and was to improve my quality of product that I offer. Feel free to request a custom order if you don't find what you're looking for, I'd be more than happy to create a piece based onyour ideas solely for you. I make my pieces to fit all sizes regardless of how big or small. The pieces I make are always changing as I constantly find new ways to improve on quality. You are not limited to the amount that you can wear, it’s all up to you so; Enhance Your Inner Queen with these waist beads * Custom waist bead orders for color options, stones, and sizes and pricing. * You can also book Waistbeadology for waist beads making workshops. Waist beads are a fun addition for bridalshowers, birthday parties, and bachelorette parties. * Wholesale Orders: If you are interested in carrying our product in your establishment please contact me for wholesale pricing. * Tell us about your cause and we would love the opportunity to make you custom items to represent and support your cause! Facebook:Waistbeadology Instagram:@Waistbeadology1 Twitter:@waistbeadology Thanks for looking & enjoy, don't forget to subscribe to our store us :) Please Like us on Facebook: chic beaded jewelryFollow us on Instagram: @chicbeadedjewelryco

Price: 199 USD

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland

End Time: 2024-12-02T22:47:14.000Z

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