108 Bead Mala Necklace with Storage Bag - Tibetan agate, green mica and fossil coral (see detail photo)

(see detail photo)

It was late in the year and nestled up in a bed of rusty brown leaves I found a nearly perfect deer skull and some other random bones laying around it

oolite jasper

oil on canvas

108 Bead Mala Necklace with Storage Bag - Tibetan agate, green mica and fossil coral (see detail photo)These traditional 108 prayer beads, known commonly as a mala, are used for the practice of japa, the act of repeating a mantra 108 times in prayer. They are handmade lovingly, using the traditional mala knot known as brahmagranti. Each mala comes with a protective bag to store it in to protect its energy when not in use. Gems used: Tibetan agate, green mica and fossil coral. Cord and tassel material: cotton