Pair of Kiffa Beads fair trade 64mm top of 18gg ear

64mm top of 18gg ear wire to bottom of dangles

each 20-21mm square with four 24mm dangles

A variety of number of eyes and patterns on these beads

50% silver content drop made in 1950s India

Pair of Kiffa Beads fair trade 64mm top of 18gg earThis very unusual pair of beads were made in Kiffa, Mauritania. They are very old and were made 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. Geometric stripes pattern, 12mm diameter with a small 1mm hole. This is one of the