{"product_id":"blue-kiffa-bead-vintage-1980s-or-earlier-29x17mm-moderate-damage-to-one-angle","title":"Kiffa, Vintage Blue,  1980s or Earlier 29x17mm, Moderate Damage to One Angle","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Kiffa bead with 6 white dots, however one was knocked off with the chip in the lower left angle and the one at the apex seems to have melted into the blue background glass leaving just a tiny pin prick of white.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage 1980s, or probably much older, Kiffa Bead \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e29mm tall, 17mm wide at the base. Large chip missing in lower left corner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalled Muraqad in Mauritania, Kiffas were made by women starting around 1820 to 1830 and used as hair ornaments and on necklaces. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe process uses the wet-pack method of powderglass beadmaking in which the different colors of pulverized glass are moistened before being applied to the base bead shape. They are heated until the glass just fuses, but doesn't liquify, which would ruin the design. The result is a semi-matte surface. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads are not to be confused with the proliferation of \"kiffa\" fakes on the market that are  made in Asia with overly bright colors, crude patterns, a glossy finish and narrower and more irregular triangle shape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee AFE-626, AFE-727, AFE-728, AFG-244 and AFT-124 for more triangle Kiffas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49708230672693,"sku":"AFE-729","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFE-729.jpg?v=1720787226","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/blue-kiffa-bead-vintage-1980s-or-earlier-29x17mm-moderate-damage-to-one-angle","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}