Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania metals size ranging 7- 10mm diameter

size ranging 7- 10mm diameter

One side is engraved and painted with various numbers and symbols for the game Mahjong

They vary in Patterns from beiges to soft pinks

22" strand of assorted shapes of clear Bohemian glass beads

Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania metals size ranging 7- 10mm diameterThis very unusual and rare bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm, mainly by women artists. Unusual blue color with 3 yellow eyes encircled with red. A striking design! 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,