hi everyone, I'd like to say I am glad there is such a passionnate debate on morfias because beadcollecting is all about passion, isn't it? and well you can love or hate with a passion as the English say. I am not trying to make any point here and we all know prices can vary a lot according to time and place and many other unconscious factors. as for me, the right price is the one i am ready to pay for something i really like.
I travel to Mauritania and Mali more or less three times a year (leaving tomorrow to timbuktu and tuareg settlements). I have purchased morfias in Mauritania and Mali. I have met villagers in Mali who sell their morfias to traders from Mauritania but I have also bought high quality morfias in Nouakchott for a lower price than in Bamako.... i think it says it all, all cases are different and any generalization about such subjective matters is hopeless. Jamey i DO get your point but i also get other forumites' point. let's discuss beauty and history. i thank you for your beautiful pictures and i thank those who shed light on the history of beads through their hard work. as someone once said, it's all about people...