Vintage Black Bone Bead Prayer Mala rugs and family

and family

Each bracelet is inscribed with the 8 auspicious symbols around the outside and a Tibetan motif on the inside

Sandalwood beads are 6mm

1 inch around handmade in Kathmandu Nepal

Vintage Black Bone Bead Prayer Mala rugs and familyThese traditional Tibetan bone beads are hand inlaid with pieces of turquoise, coral, copper and brass. Can be worn as a necklace or wrapped bracelet. Each bead is entirely unique. Mala is handmade by the Tamang family from Syambunath, Nepal. A note about bone beads: Tibetan nomadic life is hard, and in the cold there is little to eat. Water buffalo is a main staple in Nepal and Tibet and when an animal is used for food nothing is wasted. These