Fashion statement. Many people today wear waist beads as a piece of body
jewelry or an accessory. Weight control. Others use the waist beads to
measure their waist size and over time the band will fall or roll up due
to weight loss or weight gain. Culture. There are a variety of meanings
for waist beads in different Cultures. Cultures that traditionally utilize waist beads include the
Egyptian culture, Ghana, Yoruba, Ewe, Ashanti, Krobo, Ga-Adangbe, and
others.