3 Ceramic Spindle Whorl Beads, Dogon indian headed nickel Antique coptic cross from Ethiopia

Antique coptic cross from Ethiopia from 100+ years ago

Antique silver from India circa 1930s-50s

it would be beautiful

and it has been enhanced sometime in the early 1900s (the upper and lower half of the bead has been spruced up with paint of some sorts)

but on a belt

3 Ceramic Spindle Whorl Beads, Dogon indian headed nickel Antique coptic cross from EthiopiaSet of 3 old, and rare ceramic "spindle whorl" beads from the Dogon tribe in Mali. These are made of a dark clay with some various lines and dots, but some are plain. Some bicone, some round, some flat ended, no two alike! Cotton spinning with a weighted drop spindle still goes on today in Mali. These are particular to Dogon Tribal People and are as old as 200 years! One of a kind. Sold in a group of 3 various sizes and shapes.