Strand of Ultra-Rare Antique Kiffa Beads hausa tribe Rare barrel-shaped bead with a

Rare barrel-shaped bead with a cobalt core and black

100 year old antique hollow brass/bronze stick pendant made in Nigeria/Cameroon

Oddly cool vintage silver bracelet of Middle Eastern origin

circa 1920s-30s

Strand of Ultra-Rare Antique Kiffa Beads hausa tribe Rare barrel-shaped bead with a30" strand of very cool and magical antique beads 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 it is an ancient technique (dating to 1000 years ago) which makes it one of the oldest glass bead making processes in Africa (which was purely African in origin). The 105 beads on this strand are around 150 200 years old, possibly older. This