The Black Peppa Press — waistbeads

Waistbeads belong to an ancient West African culture who believes that the womb is sacred and should be spiritually protected and adorned. Traditionally, waistbeads are given during a young woman’s rites of passage as she transitions from girlhood to womanhood. Waistbeads can also be given to a woman trying to conceive children or grieving some from some sort of womb trauma. Though this tradition started in Africa, it has traveled to the Americas and become popular medicine for people throughout the world. They have transcended race and gender, as I have sold waistbeads to men and non African people. If...