Process
The process of making Kiffa bead though is very simple but it requires great artistic skills and patience The crushed glass mixed with human saliva are given intricate patterns and colorful designs. The beads are then fired in a tin, can or pottery shards. The tools used in making these beads are also very simple and include fragmented European beads, steel needle, shards and twigs. To make designs on the glass, pointed needle is used and the method is called "wet pack" method.
Popular Forms
Kiffa glass beads are generally triangular and are worn by the women in hair. These beads represent highest level of artistic creativity and ingenuity in bead making. The amazing varieties of colors and the complex designs has made these beads as an alternate choice for ornaments and to an object for interior decor.







