Besides girding broadswords, women in Rikaze region also like to carry waist hooks usually made by silver or bronze. The shape of a waist hook is flat and long with both ends in the shape of ruyi (an S-shaped ornamental object, usually made of jade, formerly a symbol of good luck) or diamond shape ruyi. No matter in what shape, there is a ring under the waist hook, which is not only an ornamental object, but also used to hang things. The patterns on waist hooks 
not only have motifs of Tibetan Buddhism, such as the treasure bottle, wheel and deer, but also traditional Nan motifs such as the phoenix bird, lion and dragon.
Among these patterns, there is one called "four brothers getting along well," which originated from a Tibetan folk story. In ancient time, elephants, lions, rabbits and little birds were not able to obtain enough fruits for food due to atrocious weather. Later they united together to work hard, and finally obtained enough fruits. The harvest they obtained is not only material, but also spiritual. Through animal figures and the scene of picket, -g up fruits together, it tells that people should make concerted effort so that they could coexist peaceful.
