Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania ghana Great accent for designing

Great accent for designing

A collector's item

3 1/2mm in diameter

Photos show the slight variety in these pendants

Great for earrings

Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania ghana Great accent for designingThis very unusual and rare bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm, mainly by women artists. Unusual blue color with 3 yellow eyes encircled with red. A striking design! 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,