Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania quartz can be washed

can be washed

22" strand of red Venetian glass beads (no white heart) made in the mid-1800s and traded in Africa

Photo shows front and the backs of which some are damaged

Lovely matte finish pink glass with gold

Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania quartz can be washedThis 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 11mm diameter. Fabricated to mimic a popular