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Ileke, jigida, giri-giri, whatever you know them as waist beads, have held a significant place in African tradition since time immemorial. These beads strung on fine fishing lines or carefully threaded ropes have adorned the waists of numerous African women. Whether hidden under clothes, peaking out at intervals or carefully arranged to show over clothes, […]

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