Large Repaired Rare Kiffa Bead Cylinder A great set for the

A great set for the use in all sorts of projects

Heavily worn from constant prayer rubbing during the past 70+ years

36-39mm in diameter x 14mm thick (hollow) with 7-9mm loop for stringing

Each bead measures approximately 24mm long x 15mm diameter

Graduated strand of small 8mm x 5mm diameter to large 15mm x 9mm diameter beads

Large Repaired Rare Kiffa Bead Cylinder A great set for theThis 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, and it has been enhanced sometime in the early 1900s (the