Large Blue Kiffa Bead tourmaline Six beads measure 11mm diameter

Six beads measure 11mm diameter x 14mm long with 2

approximately 14mm in diameter x 6mm thick with a 3mm loop

17 large beads

Hebron beads are about 800 years old

four large cut-glass "stones" (9mm diameter) and three smaller ones (4mm diameter)

Large Blue Kiffa Bead tourmaline Six beads measure 11mm diameterThis very cool 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. 22mm tall x 12mm wide x 10mm thick with a small . 8mm hole. For more