Waist belt

Waist belt made of red and white beads sewn in rings around sisal core and clasps of aluminium some with incised decoration. The clasps are made by a male craftsman from cutting and beating aluminum cooking pots. The beads are threaded and the core stitched with strings made from fibre of muamba(baobab) tree. The belts are made by women and worn by unmarried girls to attract young men. It is never sold in the market but are sold in their homes in exchange for a goat.