Set of 4 Tiny Mauritanian Silver Handmade Aggrab al Fadda Beads, Imperfect Condition - Rita Okrent Collection (ANT459)

Set of 4 Tiny Mauritanian Silver Handmade Aggrab al Fadda Beads, Imperfect Condition - Rita Okrent Collection (ANT459)Exquisite, very small, matched group of antique or vintage hollow aggrab al fadda beads from Mauritania, in imperfect condition. Traditionally used on hair braids and in necklaces in Morocco and Mauritania. These beads are collectible and special. Possibly the smallest aggrab al fadda beads I have seen. Each bead is a beauty. Approximately 13 14mm length, 10mm width. These four beads have some damage and wear, but are still useful as jewelry supplies

Matched in silver pattern but slight variation in size

African Item 1546a

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This is when Venice stepped in and became the glassmaker for all of Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean

Eye beads are traditionally worn for protection against evil

Provenance: from an old collection17 x 10 mm

Multicolor strand of ceramic disk beads

This doesn't count string or raffia

Referred to as galet blanc in French speaking West Africa