For many African women, wearing beads is a way of life and a culture passed on to them from their mothers. They grow up to find them on their waists even before they begin to question its significance ...

It was made in the prehistoric period, an ancient bead 15cm long, tubular and consisting of black-and-white agate and orange carnelian rock. It was broken in two and buried, separately, with two ...

As a matter of fact, waist beads are very powerful ‘instrument’ on the woman. They are common among the Krobos in the Eastern Regional part of Ghana. Some ladies choose to wear them in multiples; ...

Imagine if you could find happiness, wealth and willpower just by wearing a bracelet. Sound far-fetched? Not for the millions of Americans who are buying into the latest New Age craze — powerbead ...