Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead metal with visible seam (see photo)

with visible seam (see photo)

9" coin silver anklet with bells and butterflies

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Set of 7 vintage bakelite Mahjong tiles from the 1940's

24" strand very cool "krobo" glass sand beads made in Ghanna over 300 years ago

Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead metal with visible seam (see photo)This 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