Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead 7 layer chevron Very cool ceramic bead from

Very cool ceramic bead from 1800s Japan

sold in 40 gram bag

Average size 45mm long x 17mm diameter

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Small brass Ethiopian hair ornament/pendant made to resemble a shield and are over 100 years old

Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead 7 layer chevron Very cool ceramic bead fromThis 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