Antique Mauritanian Conus Shell Berber Tribal Hair Adornment Beads African Trade

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Antique Mauritanian Conus Shell Berber Tribal Hair Adornment Beads African Trade:
$153.00

This is a set of antique hand carved conus shell Berber hair adornment beads which were collected in Mauritania, Africa. These tribally made and used antique African carved shell beadswere used to adorn Mauritian women\'s braided hair and were also used as trade currency and dowry. These conus shell hair beads either have flat backs or hollow backs and each bead has two perforations for stringing one being on each side of the bead so it is able to be sewn or braided flat onto the hair design and they would also would be great for sewing flat as embellishments. This antique African conus tribal hair bead set is ingreat antique tribally used condition with some wear and patina and the largest bead of the set measures 16mm wide by 6.49mm tall and the smallest bead of the set measures 7.20mm long by 2.61mm tall.Be sure to review these measurements and use a caliper to understand bead size before buying.I combine shippingon multiple buys so please be sure to stop by my store Mountainamma\'s Marketplace where I have thousands of amazing items to browse through. Buyers of multiple items message me before check out for help combining shipping fees or use the request invoice button in the shopping cart.