Modern Kiffa - single beads
Cross-shapes - Spheres and Barrels - regularly updated with the latest designs

Recent e x amples ( enlarged pics ) of these most sought-after of African produced beads ... hand made and individually decorated, by ladies in the town of Kiffa in the Mauritanian Sahara ... each piece is different and all are in e x cellent condition.
Click HERE to read a pictorial article e x plaining the latest methods of production.

Innovative designs from a new lady artiste in Kiffa town ... August 2006

39 x  16  x 12 mm FB
ks 549-01  £10   Sold

33 x  15  x 11 mm FB
ks 549-02  £10   Sold

38 x  14  x 10 mm FB
ks 549-03  £10

37 x  15  x 12 mm FB
ks 549-04  £10

35 x  15  x 10 mm FB
ks 549-05  £10

35 x  15  x 12 mm FB
ks 549-06  £10

34 x  15  x 14 mm FB
ks 549-07  £10   Sold

24 x  10 mm CYL
ks 549-08  £8 (v)

19 x  20 mm SPH
ks 549-09  £8   Sold

18 x  19 mm SPH
ks 549-10  £10

18 x  18 mm SPH
ks 549-12  £8

18 x  20 mm SPH
ks 549-13  £8

17 x  19 mm SPH
ks 549-14  £8

18 x  19 mm SPH
ks 549-15  £8

15 x  17 mm SPH
ks 549-16  £6

Key :  FB = Flat back   CYL = Cylinder  SPH = Spherical

Designs in production in December 2005

16 x 24 mm
ks 536-01
£5

18 x 19
ks 536-02
£5 Sold

18 x 18 (v)
ks 536-03
£5

17 x 17
ks 536-04
£5

17 x 17 (v)
ks 536-05
£5

15 x 16 (v)
ks 536-06
£5

12 x 17
ks 536-07
£5

17 x 14
ks 536-08
£4 Sold

15 x 14
ks 536-09
£4

15 x 14
ks 536-10
£4 Sold

14 x 14
ks 536-11
£4 Sold

13 x 14
ks 536-12
£4

11 x 14
ks 536-13
£4

13 x 21
ks 536-14
£4

Designs in production in September 2003

9 x 11 mm
ks 505
 £4

10 x 12
ks 506
£4

10 x 13
ks 507
£4

10 x 13
ks 508
£5 Sold

9 x 14
ks 509
£5 Sold

12 x 13
ks 510
£4 Sold

12 x 13
ks 511
 £4

13 x 14
ks 512
£4

12 x 15
ks 513
 £5

14 x 15
ks 514
£4

14 x 15
ks 515
£4

12 x 15
ks 516
 £4

15 x 15
ks 517
£4

15 x 16
ks 518
£4

14 x 15
ks 519 £4

15 x 15
ks 520 £4

14 x 17
ks 521 £4

12 x 19
ks 522 £4

14 x 17
ks 523 £4

15 x 16
ks 524 £4

14 x 18
ks 525 £4

Cross Shapes

ks 354
18 x 22
£6

ks 359
11 x 19
£6

ks 360
18 x 22
£6

ks 361
19 x 22
£6

ks 316 a
20 x 19
£6

ks 316 b
19 x 19
£6

ks 316 e
18 x 18
£6

ks 316 L
18 x 20
£6

ks 316 n
18 x 19
£6

ks 316 t
17 x 14
£6

ks 305
20 x 13 (v)
£4

ks 350
17 x 13
£4 smooth

ks 350a
15 x 9
£5 ribbed

ks 533 a
19 x 15 **
£4

** New production "Kiffa-type" powder glass beads from Ghana .. click HERE for a small collection

Small Spherical Beads

ks 201
10 x 11
£4 Sold

ks 203
  8 x 10
£4

ks 208
9 x 10
£4

ks 293
9 x 9
£4

ks 295
  9 x 9
£4

ks 296
9 x 10
£4

ks 307
8 x 8
£3

ks 308
9 x 10
 £4

ks 330
9  x 10
 £4 Sold

ks 332
9  x 10
£4

ks 335
9  x 10
£4

ks 336
9  x 10 (v)
£4

ks 337
9  x 10 (v)
£4

ks 339
 9  x 10
£4

ks 342
 9  x 10
£4

ks 346 (v)
 9  x 10
£4

ks 347
 9  x 10
£4 Sold

ks 379
 10 x  13
£4

ks 380
 11 x  12
£4

ks 423
 9  x 10
£4

ks 424
 13 x  12
£4

ks 420
 12 x  11
£4 Sold

ks 425
 11 x  12
£4

ks 426
 8  x 11 (v)
£4

ks 428 'Euro
 9 x 11 Symbol'
£5

ks 430
8  x 10
£4

ks 432
9  x 12
£4

ks 434
9  x 11
£4

Note: Occasionally and especially when more than one bead of the same colour pattern is supplied, very slight differences in the size and patterns shown will be inevitable ... as each one is individually handmade (v)

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