Pair of Kiffa Beads Afghan Silver 3" long including hoop

3" long including hoop

Rough-looking cast bronze funnel bead from Cameroon/Nigeria

Turkman large silver bead with set carnelian stones

the box is 7mm thick

clean facets on these stunning garnets

Pair of Kiffa Beads Afghan Silver 3" long including hoopThis very unusual pair of beads were made in Kiffa, Mauritania. They are very old and were made 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. Geometric stripes pattern, 12mm diameter with a small 1mm hole. This is one of the