Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead Goddess 20" strand of ultra cool

20" strand of ultra cool wire-wrapped fabricated brass bead from Nigeria

and given an old-looking finish

Last photo shows 5 belts currently listed

24mm tall x 14mm wide

4" strand of small red coral beads hand-crafted by the Berber tribe between 100-400 years ago

Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead Goddess 20" strand of ultra coolThis very cool and magical 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; 9mm tall x 13mm wide with a small 1mm hole. For more