Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead new copper beads These hollow tubes are typically

These hollow tubes are typically used to hold sacred items such as a prayer scroll

18 small beads

These are large and irregular

Beads size averages 14mm long by 7mm thick (there may be a few "squashed" watermelon beads in each strand)

These hand-made beads are very organic in appearance

Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead new copper beads These hollow tubes are typicallyThis 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