Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead 7 layer chevron Set of 11 very cool

Set of 11 very cool antique Nigerian cast brass bells

Very cool ceramic bead from 1800s Japan

30mm tall x 26mm wide with semi-filled silver backing and 4mm loop at the top

Average size 45mm long x 17mm diameter

5mm holes for stringing

Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead 7 layer chevron Set of 11 very coolThis 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 (spruced