What are those weird bead thingies around nessa's waist?

Question

Not sure if this allowed. sorry if it isn't but I'm just really confused about what they are.

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Wow just noticed them its like a stomach necklace LOL.

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if i had to guess, it would be body jewelry.

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but isnt all jewelry body jewelry?

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no, body jewelry is referred to on the waist or near the stomach. idk what you mean by all jewelry, but you can search it up to see what i mean lol

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oh

i meant like, if its on your body...its body jewelry, right? but ok that makes sense and who am i to say

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Sorry, this question is not useful, or interesting, and has no need, so I've flagged.

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It's useful. I want to know myself.

Answer 1

As it turns out, waist beads were very popular in Africa a few hundred years ago. It was used as a symbol of maturity and for cultural purposes as well. It could have also been used to maintain a woman's shape. Today, not many wear waist beads, but those who do, do so for beautification purposes. This makes perfect sense, as Nessa is a model, and also of African decent.

This isn't totally related to Pokémon, but interest was shown in the comments, so I thought I would answer.

All the information can be found here.

https://answersafrica.com/the-african-waist-beads-significance-and-uses.html

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Thanks lmao