Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania gray Old silver beads from Afganistan

Old silver beads from Afganistan

Necklace of 19 large faceted multi color sapphire beads

teardrop width 18mm

Set of 4 lovely

47mm long x 30mm wide x 4mm thick

Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania gray Old silver beads from AfganistanThis 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 11mm diameter. Fabricated to mimic a popular