108 Bead Turquoise Agate Mala Necklace

Category: Tibetan Necklace Craft: Handmade Material: Turquoise Beads, Handmade Copper Bead, Yellow Agate Bead, Om Mani Padmei Hum Copper Bead, Glaze Barrel Bead, Red Agate Bead and Black Agate Bead Total Length: 30IN It can be rounded four times on a 6.5IN wrist. Net weight: 0.077lb(0.035kg) Packaging: Individually packed The package includes: Handmade Tibetan 108 Mala Beads*1

There is a certain kind of attention in moving bead by bead, not rushing, just continuing. This mala is strung with 108 turquoise beads, each around 6mm, smooth and cool to the touch. The color sits in a soft sky blue, with natural variations that make each strand slightly different. Accent beads mark the count along the cord: a dzi agate bead with its traditional eye motif, a warm yellow agate round, and at the center, a hand-painted Tibetan guru bead in red, orange, and black, finished with silver toned caps. A tassel falls below, completed with a small metal pendant. The necklace can be worn long or doubled for layering. The beads rest easily against the skin, their surface made for slow, repetitive handling. Turquoise has moved across Himalayan trade routes for centuries, carried, exchanged, and kept for its quiet sense of continuity.