Antique Kiffa single beads from ATB

Antique Kiffa - Single Beads
Old Kiffa have become increasingly more difficult and very much more expensive
to find in undamaged condition ... we were so lucky to find really lovely beads, which were perfectly formed and fine examples ... consequently most have been sold.
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Click HERE to see how some of the previous year's finds looked when strung.
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Click HERE to see some fantastic photographs, courtesy of our friend Tasart, which expertly show just how beautiful the beads with translucent cores look, when they are backlit.


ks 560-01 10 x 14 sm chip £20	ks 560-02 9 x 13 mm £26	ks 560-03 15 x 11 mm £12	ks 560-04 13 x 11 end chip £8	ks 560-06 4 x 7 mm £10	ks 560-07 5 x 5 mm £10

ks 552-34 11 x 13 mm £26 Sold	ks 552-35 8 x 11 mm £22 Sold	ks 555-14 10 x 14 mm £26 Sold	ks 552-39 16 x 11 mm £60 Sold	ks 555-21 12 x 9 mm £36 Sold	ks 555-25 10 x 12 mm £18 Sold


	From the early 2000’s Modern Kiffa production began to be a little more refined - this bead has been carefully made and is a good representation of the earliest designs.

ks 554-82
24 x 14 mm
£68 Sold

Reverse view

	ks 555-10 12 x 6 mm £28
Click HERE to read about my first trip to Kiffa - Mauritania - in February 2001 and HERE for an account of my return visit in the Summer of 2005


ks 551-08 14 x 10 mm £10	ks 553-19 16 x 11 mm £10 Sold	ks 553-22 15 x 9 mm £10 Sold	ks 553-34 Rc 8 x 10 mm £8	ks 555-09 13 x 7 mm £12 Sold	ks 557-35 9 x 11 mm £10


	The " Rebirth " Production of antique Kiffa ceased for a time in the early 1980s. These beads show early attempts at recommencing production later in the decade, led by the ladies of the Co-operative Nasser in Kiffa, with the use of more modern coloured glass and new designs, some of which are still being produced today.

ks 560-07
26 x 9 mm
£8

ks 560-08
5 x 5 mm
£10


ks 436 11 x 11 £8 Sold	ks 437 V 13 x 12 £4 Sold	ks 438 11 x 12 £8 Sold	ks 439 11 x 11 £8 Sold	ks 440 11 x 12 £4 Sold	ks 441 8 x 10 £4 Sold	ks 443 9 x 11 £4 Sold

ks 445 8 x 10 £4 Sold	ks 446 9 x 11 £12 Sold	ks 447 10 x 10 £4 Sold	ks 448 9 x 9 £4 Sold	ks 450 10 x 10 £8 Sold	ks 451 9 x 10 £8 Sold	ks 455 9 x 11 £4 Sold

Click HERE for a large selection of modern Kiffa designs