Large Blue Kiffa Bead skull hinged with pin

hinged with pin

SOLD SEPARATELY not as a pair)

each bead is approximately 16mm diameter x 10mm long with small 1

Solid base with green and red glass stones

Large Blue Kiffa Bead skull hinged with pinThis very cool 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. 22mm tall x 12mm wide x 10mm thick with a small . 8mm hole. For more