Djenne dolomite beads BD261B
A strand of very ancient dolomite stone beads.
Collected from the sands of the Sahara Desert and sold across Mauritania and Mali.
Notably in the region of the city of Djenne, that was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. To discover this city, please view this short film
Circa first millennium BCE or earlier.
83 cm long.