Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead morocco Approximately 59 feet in this

Approximately 59 feet in this package

Fairly new carving

roughly 3mm x 3mm

From the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria

Some beads are chipped (see photos)

Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead morocco Approximately 59 feet in thisThis 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 conical shaped bead is around 200 years old, possibly older; 9mm tall x 12mm wide with a small 1mm hole.