Traditional waist beads strung on cotton string handcrafted in Ghana, West Africa. Waist beads are perfect for weight management to determine if you are losing or gaining weight. Traditionally they are worn as a right of passage and to connect with your African ancestors. they are also worn for fashion and as an expression of femininity. Waist beads are true to size, they do not stretch. You will receive both strands pictured. All waist beads are infused with reiki therapy and set with intentions to heal the wearer's energy center (sacral and root chakra) and reproductive organs!