Rare Conical Shape Kiffa Bead indian headed nickel 35 beads on this strand

35 beads on this strand

Coin silver beads with green and maroon silk thread

32" strand of new brass stamped/textured tapered tube beads from Mali

Approx 4" in diameter with 21 jangly dangles

Rare Conical Shape Kiffa Bead indian headed nickel 35 beads on this strandThis 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; 10mm tall x 13mm wide with a small 1mm hole. For more