AFRICAN WAIST BEADS (JIGIDA, ILEKE-IDI): THE PERCEPTIONS, MYSTERY, AND MISCONCEPTIONS, by Ramat Umar

Some time ago, I posted a nude image of a girl on my WhatsApp status. She wore waist beads with several threads tied around her waist, and her skin was covered in tribal marks.

AFRICAN WAIST BEADS -IDI-ILEKE

History of Waist Beads

BEADS = Precious Ornaments - Chief Yagbe Awolowo Onilu

AFRICAN WAIST BEADS -IDI-ILEKE

African Waist Bead/ Jigida Junky Waist Beads/ Cultural Waist Beads

AFRICAN WAIST BEADS -IDI-ILEKE

AFRICAN WAIST BEADS -IDI-ILEKE

The historical and traditional importance of waist beads - Kemi

AFRICAN WAIST BEADS -IDI-ILEKE

African Waist Bead/ Jigida Junky Waist Beads/ Cultural Waist Beads