Bought in Mauritania 20 years ago.
Hi Mary-Jo !
Do you suggest that the cone bead you show is also a muraqad? Or it is something else?
Lots of love, Jamey
Hello Jamey, I found it in a jar full of muraqad sold by a mauritanian woman at the market. So, it could be a mouraqad? New research needed!
yes- your bead in the top of your photo must be a brother to mine- and the appearance of the apertures at either end suggest they were made as cone-shapes rather than cut through-
but where were they made, and has anyone got any example included in a necklace design ?
or threaded with Kiffa beads?
Beautiful blue, too.
