Old rosaries and prayer beads strand.Old rosaries and prayer beads strands from Senegal Mali Mauritania. Carefully and skillfully carved out of wood they showcase a great patina from constant use by the followers of specific muslim Sufi orders such as the Tidiane or Tidjane. During ritualistic use, sliding grains on the larger strand helps count prayers. There is usually a 100 of them at each full round. Each time it is completed, the devotee would slide to the opposite side, one of the