Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead salmon imitating a traditional ancient bead

imitating a traditional ancient bead

Bead average 10mm x 5mm to 14mm x 10mm

Great green colour

Bag of 10 unusual  watermelon beads

A set of 8 antique coin silver

Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead salmon imitating a traditional ancient beadThis very cool and magical bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm, mainly by women artists. Historically, Kiffa beads are very important as its ancient technique (dating to 1000 years ago) made it one of the oldest glass bead making processes in Africa, which was purely African in origin. This bead is around 200 years old, possibly older; 9mm tall x 13mm wide with a small 1mm hole. For more