Blue Kiffa Bead, Imitating Cowry Shell Antique Stone This is liquidation price

This is liquidation price

measuring in at 48mm tall x 35mm diameter

carved shell

High silver content

Sizes range from 17mm x 16mm diameter to 21mm x 20mm diameter

Blue Kiffa Bead, Imitating Cowry Shell Antique Stone This is liquidation priceThis very cool bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm to resemble a cowry shell, 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. 12 17mm tall x 9 13mm wide x 6mm thick with a