Ancient Stone Fetish Bead, West Africa niger 13 beads on a 22"

13 beads on a 22" strand

Turquoise bead

coin silver and made in the early 1940s and recently tumble-polished

Approximately 20mm tall x 17mm ridge to ridge

Hung from a handmade pair of Thai Silver earwires which are 1 1/2 inches long

Ancient Stone Fetish Bead, West Africa niger 13 beads on a 22"Ancient stone carved fetish bead from West Africa, about 1,000 years old! It is a seal bead for making an impression, and has a lovely carved woman's face with braids. Measures 10mm across x 12mm tall x 6mm thick. Hole is 1. 5mm, and goes from bottom to middle of smooth back. This is a unique bead, extremely rare and collectible, one of a kind! See silly putty for impression.