{"product_id":"tibetan-malas-made-from-small-inlaid-beads","title":"Tibetan Malas made from Small Inlaid Beads","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTibetan prayer beads inlaid with coral, turquoise and brass: three colours, red, white or tan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are 108 beads on these Tibetan malas. There are three colours based around red, white or tan. The beads are traditionally yak or camel bone or possibly resin, either natural colour or dyed. They are finely inlaid with black horn and small pieces of coral \u0026amp; turquoise (possibly artificial). Some beads are inlaid with twisted brass wire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength approx 70cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silk Road Gallery","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":60037109875072,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":60037109940608,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tan","offer_id":60037121409408,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2447\/5025\/files\/TibetanMalasmadefromSmallInlaidBeads01320w.jpg?v=1791111764","url":"https:\/\/silkroadgallery.co.uk\/products\/tibetan-malas-made-from-small-inlaid-beads","provider":"Silk Road Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}