Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania metals Pair of wonderful and very

Pair of wonderful and very unique antique silver and ebony cuff from India

94 pink beads

They vary in Patterns from beiges to soft pinks

The strand is 28 inches long and the general diameter is 9mm

This hand stamped

Old Kiffa Bead from Mauritania metals Pair of wonderful and veryThis very unusual and rare bead was made in Kiffa, Mauritania. It is very old and was made as a female fertility charm, mainly by women artists. Unusual blue color with 3 yellow eyes encircled with red. A striking design! 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,