Tibetan Malas made from Green & Black Beads

Green & black Tibetan prayer beads inlaid with coral, turquoise and brass.

There are 108 medium sized beads on these Tibetan malas. Available in two colours: black beads or green, finely inlaid small pieces of coral & turquoise and twisted brass wire. The beads are traditionally yak or camel bone or possibly resin, either natural colour or dyed. The coral and turquoise is probably artificial.

We buy these in Leh, Ladakh from a Tibetan lady in the Refugee Market. She was originally from the Kailash region of Tibet but now lives in Nepal. 

Her family spend the winter in Nepal assembling the beads into malas which they bring to Ladakh for the summer season. We first met her in September 2022, the end of the season, and we found her packing up on her last day before she went home. This year, 2026, she was recovering from an appendix operation and daughter in law was running the stall.

Length approx 80cm