Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead african pendant Large antique coin silver pendant

Large antique coin silver pendant featuring

traded in Ghana

These are very rare "opal" or "milk" glass beads that are approx 30mm x 33mm

28-30" strand of 6mm grass green plastic disc beads from Africa

Bronze "shield" from Ethiopia

Large Augmented Rare Kiffa Bead african pendant Large antique coin silver pendantThis 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 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, and it has been enhanced sometime in the early 1900s (spruced