Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead metal 9" coin silver anklet with

9" coin silver anklet with bells and butterflies

with visible seam (see photo)

Some beads have dents that are typical wear due to age

Pair of very cool (and very large)

Would make a ideal addition to any belly-dancer's arsenal of jangly

Old Conical Shape Kiffa Bead metal 9" coin silver anklet withThis 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