Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead Japan 9mm tall x 13mm wide

9mm tall x 13mm wide with a small 1mm hole

Photo shows variety in the beads

90 grams of tiny 1mm black glass tubes

34" strand

and we choose them at random and stuff the bag (we will attempt to include at least one large "focal" bead in each bag)

Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead Japan 9mm tall x 13mm wideThis 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