Conical Shape Striped with Dots Kiffa Bead gemstone The lion is also adopted

The lion is also adopted by the Sikhs as one of their symbols

Short tubes

Weight approximately 38 grams

unpolished and rough with very subtle neutral beige to clear beads with brown matrix

over 100 years old and have very cool and VERY unusual organic shapes

Conical Shape Striped with Dots Kiffa Bead gemstone The lion is also adoptedThis 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 small bead is around 200 years old, possibly older; 8mm tall x 11mm wide with a small . 5mm hole. For more