Repaired Rare Kiffa Bead stone rectangles 50-75 years old

50-75 years old

perfect size for leather or ribbon work

B has a 2mm hole across top with four pointed flower design

mainly by women artists

Repaired Rare Kiffa Bead stone rectangles 50-75 years oldThis 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, and it has been enhanced sometime in the early 1900s (the