People&Places: Ghanaian beads and their designs - what you didn’t know

They are beautiful, they complement one's look, they have been suggested as a shape-giving element for ladies and children sometimes wear them around their wrist, perhaps to measure weight.

Beads!

They come in different shapes, sizes, and forms for various purposes.

What goes into its making? What bead serves what purpose, also what are some of the perceptions surrounding the use of waist beads?

Join us as we learn all about the Ghanaian molded objects; beads that identify us.