Conical Shape Striped with Dots Kiffa Bead Cheyenne Pink glass recently tumble-polished giving it a

recently tumble-polished giving it a bright shiny finish despite being worn from years of ritual rubbing

Lovely set of six of 13-16mm x 9mm coin silver cone-drops made in India circa 1950s

11 wonderfully chunky beads on this strand

Largest beads are 10mm

Conical Shape Striped with Dots Kiffa Bead Cheyenne Pink glass recently tumble-polished giving it aThis 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 of the oldest glass bead making processes in Africa, which was purely African in origin. This small bead is around 200 years old, possibly older; 8mm tall x 11mm wide with a small . 5mm hole. For more