Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania Cobalt bright green

Name: Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania Cobalt bright green
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SKU: 96474979645
Price: 85.00 USD
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Description

bright green

This small and very cool and magical bead/pendant was made in Kiffa

30" strand of beads measuring approx

Hand-cut in India

Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania Cobalt bright greenThis very unusual and rare bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made by women. A striking design with wonderful colorful lines of color and eyes. 10mm diameter x 8mm tall, with slight chip to outer layer of glass and porous surface. 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.

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