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Venetian-made pinkish-red white hearts
Very ornate
9mm long x 7mm diameter with floral flourish just below the 3mm loop
Strand of 11 antique faceted carnelian beads from India that were traded in Indonesia in the 1800s
Hefty 23" long strand of large Eja (or "Aja") altered Venetian beads from Nigeria
Antique Conical Shape Kiffa Bead Coin Silver Venetian-made pinkish-red white heartsThis 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 conical shaped bead is around 200 years old, possibly older; 9mm tall x 12mm wide with a small 1mm hole.
