Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead Necklace It also has a light

It also has a light gold wash on its surface

a form of jet

Slightly matte brushed finish

excavated in Mali

Some Nigerian brass bicones and other beads in the mix

Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead Necklace It also has a lightThis 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 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; 9. 5mm tall x 12mm wide with a small 1mm hole. For