Large Repaired Rare Kiffa Bead rutilated quartz over 150 grams of these

over 150 grams of these amazing stones

35 mm long x 6mm diameter

Some wear due to the age of these beads and drops

Pair of small

5mm thick with 3mm loop

Large Repaired Rare Kiffa Bead rutilated quartz over 150 grams of theseThis 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