Rose Quartz Prayer Beads Necklace _artisan--novica-artisan-11025 dangling from slender silver stems

dangling from slender silver stems

Artisan Napapat crafts treeline braided ropes using techniques that the Yao women typically only teach their daughters

She threads the gems and beads on strands of stainless steel that form a lacy choker

exact color & pattern may vary

Rose Quartz Prayer Beads Necklace _artisan--novica-artisan-11025 dangling from slender silver stemsA stunning string of rose quartz, the love stone, is used to create this beautiful jap mala. Rituu crafts this by hand to honor Hinduism and Buddhism. Also known as prayer beads or rosary, it consists of 108 malas or beads, sometimes 109, which are flicked with the thumb during jap or meditation. That way the person may concentrate fully on repeating mantras. In Buddhism, the 108 beads represent the human passions, while in Hinduism their symbolism is