{"title":"Malas \u0026 Necklaces","description":"\u003cp\u003eFull-length pieces: 108-bead malas for practice and long strands for the neck, across every material in the catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"painting","title":"The Merchant Ship's Wealth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA merchant ship coming home, bringing wealth and happiness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- obsidian --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXiaoyeh Zitan (小叶紫檀, \u003cem\u003exiao ye zitan\u003c\/em\u003e), the Indian small-leaf purple sandalwood whose heartwood darkens with age, accented with lapis lazuli, golden amber, and white rounds. The teardrop pendant is carved with a classic Chinese merchant's ship under sail with a branch of plum blossom (梅花, \u003cem\u003emei hua\u003c\/em\u003e) in the foreground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The ship carries the wish of smooth sailing (帆风顺 \u003cem\u003eyi fan feng shun\u003c\/em\u003e) and the wealth that arrives with it. The plum blossom, first to bloom in late-winter cold, stands for resilient hope. Zitan and lapis add subtle status and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zitan gives a faint sweet-woody scent when warm, a reason it is prized among Chinese timbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense and fine-grained, silk-smooth to the touch, and heavier in your hand than its size suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBead size:\u003cbr\u003ePieces:\u003cbr\u003eWeight:\u003cbr\u003eFragrance:\u003cbr\u003eOverall size:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood and stone. No soaking. Dry cloth. Store in a pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn sourcing:\u003c\/strong\u003e The zitan is verified, documented, and legal. As with all of the protected timbers we sell, it is farmed and never harvested wild.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48965076549942,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Merchant_Ship_s_Wealth.jpg?v=1792454057"},{"product_id":"the-sonam-mala","title":"The Sönam Mala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne hundred eight second chances, restrung.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hundred eight beads, gathered one at a time from broken Tibetan malas: dzi-style etched rounds, cold iron, and yak bone, each bead an orphan that did its first mala's full term. A yak-bone (牦牛骨, \u003cem\u003emao niu gu\u003c\/em\u003e) Guru bead anchors the strand. Below it hangs a disc cut from banded agate, one great eye looking back at you. Two counters end in repoussé drops. One pearl carries a hand-set inlay. 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The carving has the soft, worn confidence of genuine age, and a dignified old-soul piece is what it adds up to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dragon commands rain and rivers. A father and son coiling together speaks of lineage, protection, and strength handed down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm sandalwood sweetness. The jade pendant contributes nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm sandalwood rounds carrying a single cool pendant whose high relief reads clearly under your fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood and jade. No soaking. Dry or barely-damp cloth. 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A brass open hand in the abhaya gesture, the pledge of fearlessness, hangs below. Paired counters of ten iron discs each finish in small conch pendants. A serious piece for a serious practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Skull beads carry the charnel-ground teaching that everything passes. The abhaya hand answers fear with protection. The dzi concentrates it all into one bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faint warm honeyed note from the old bone. The brass and iron add only a trace of cold metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e In your hand with eyes closed: the skull beads are blunt and honest, warm from the first circuit. The iron counters interrupt the count with a cool, dense click, ten beads each, a small anchor mid-stream. 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Rest days in a pouch revive the scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507348111670,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Sweet_Cream_Sandalwood_Mala.jpg?v=1792454483"},{"product_id":"high-pasture-yak-horn-necklace","title":"High Pasture Yak Horn Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe plateau's everyday material, wearing better than it should.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarrel beads of genuine Yak Horn in a soft, creamy ivory tone, darker grain running through each piece. Horn is keratin, not bone: lighter, warmer to the touch, and quick to take a gentle polish from your hand. The yak (འབྲི་, \u003cem\u003ebri\u003c\/em\u003e) is the backbone of high Himalayan life, and every part of a domesticated yak is valued and used. Simple, honest, and easy to wear with anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horn is the plateau's everyday material: combs, bowls, tool handles. On your neck it reads as grounding, strength, and quiet protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e A faint clean keratin note when warm, like polished leather. Most read nearly scentless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm, light, and quick to take body heat. The creamy ivory darkens at the grain like wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horn. No prolonged water. No heat. Hand oils are welcome. Wipe with a dry or barely-damp cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn horn:\u003c\/strong\u003e Same food-economy byproduct as our bone. Nothing was killed for beads. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/yak-horn-beads\"\u003eYak Horn Beads\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507408634166,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/High_Pasture_Yak_Horn_Necklace.jpg?v=1792455515"},{"product_id":"deep-cherry-blood-amber","title":"Deep Cherry Blood Amber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmall enough to forget you are wearing it. Hold it to the light and you won't.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6mm rounds of Blood Amber (血珀, \u003cem\u003exue po\u003c\/em\u003e), Myanmar's wine-red treasure, strung fine and light enough to wear close to the skin. Body warmth keeps amber supple and keeps the glow turned on. Open space at the Guru bead position, left free for the pendant that makes it yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blood Amber carries the symbolism of red: vitality, courage, and the life force itself, worn here in small rounds light enough to keep close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e A faint, clean resin note that rises as the small rounds warm against your skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Feather-light. The 6mm rounds roll smoothly and wear close, like a soft band of warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\nBead size: 6mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amber. No heat, no chemicals. Dry cloth only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507424756022,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Deep_Cherry_Blood_Amber_Mala.jpg?v=1792454154"},{"product_id":"barrels-along-the-footpath","title":"Barrels Along the Footpath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe well-worn road, under your thumb.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e108 barrels (桶珠, \u003cem\u003etong zhu\u003c\/em\u003e) of fragrant sandalwood: the Tibetan-style cut that sits flatter on the wrist and feels older in the hand. Each barrel rocks softly under your thumb instead of spinning, the way a well-worn road feels underfoot. Classic drop-bead finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e A 108-bead sandalwood mala is the working tool of mantra practice: the count and the scent together, nothing else required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm sweet-woody sandalwood. Strength varies by grade and piece: some faint, some filling the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each barrel rocks softly under your thumb instead of spinning. That rolling resistance is the tactile signature of the barrel cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandalwood. No soaking, no bottled oils. Hand oils are the polish. 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Bamboo bends in the storm without breaking, and in Chinese tradition that resilience makes it the wood of the gentleman-scholar: integrity, flexibility, and quiet strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Integrity, resilience, and longevity: the three virtues of the Chinese gentleman-scholar, strung as one continuous cane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faint plain-wood warmth at most. Honest note: Black Sandalwood is an ebony-family wood and does NOT carry true sandalwood's scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense and matte, cool-toned for a wood. The carved bamboo nodes give a rhythmic ridged texture under your thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood. No soaking. Dry or barely-damp cloth. Store in a pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507426197814,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/Bamboo_s_Shadow_Black_Sandalwood_Mala.jpg?v=1792455476"},{"product_id":"bone-bone-and-more-bone","title":"Bone, Bone, and More Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBone, bone, and more bone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA black jade Zhong Kui (钟馗, \u003cem\u003eZhong Kui\u003c\/em\u003e) pendant on the fiercest strand we've built: openwork-carved yak skull beads, cinnabar (朱砂, \u003cem\u003ezhu sha\u003c\/em\u003e) and amber accents, a modern Guangdong Dzi paired in (see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/tibetan-vs-modern\"\u003eTibetan vs. Modern\u003c\/a\u003e: modern craft, labeled for what it is), and, the customer's own words, plastic novelty vertebrae. Yes, really. Commissioned per customer spec, and already sold. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/pendant-imagery\"\u003ePendant Imagery\u003c\/a\u003e for Zhong Kui himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zhong Kui is China's demon queller, the fierce face that keeps worse things away. The skull beads say memento mori in the Tibetan register. Black jade grounds the whole piece. And the plastic vertebrae say the customer had a sense of humor, and so do we.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faint dry organics from the bone, warm resin from the amber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Substantial. Black jade cool and smooth, openwork skulls intricate under the thumb, vertebrae light and clicky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\nBead size: mixed\nPieces: pendant strand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStatus: commissioned per customer specification. Sold, 0 in stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67767747182902,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/Bone_Bone_and_More_Bone.jpg?v=1792454853"},{"product_id":"the-golden-path-golden-silk-mala","title":"The Golden Path Golden Silk Mala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImperial wood and wilderness turquoise, no pretending.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGolden Silk Wood (金丝楠木, \u003cem\u003ejin si nan mu\u003c\/em\u003e), the imperial nanmu, strung with restrained turquoise accents and finished with a raw, unpolished turquoise nugget pendant: no cut, no polish, the stone as the mountain handed it over. The honeyed sheen deepens with wear, and the dense, fine grain takes its polish from your hand alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Imperial wood paired with turquoise exactly as the mountain handed it over: refinement and wilderness on one cord, quiet and honest about what it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e A faint cool medicinal note when warm. Fades with wear and revives overnight in a sealed pouch. Strength varies by piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense, fine grain that takes its polish from your hand alone. The raw turquoise nugget is a rough, cool contrast at the close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft wood. Avoid sharp knocks. No soaking. Dry or barely-damp cloth. Keep turquoise from oils and lotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn sourcing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Commissioned by us in Luoyang, as with all our Golden Silk Wood. Wild harvest is banned. This material is plantation-sourced, documented, and legal. 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The wire keeps it structured and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\nBead size: mixed\nPieces: mixed strand\nOverall size: long strand (est.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67767761994038,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/Xiamen_Strand_1.jpg?v=1792454781"},{"product_id":"xiamen-strand-2","title":"Xiamen Strand 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA little bit of everything, plus the one bead that isn't.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame veritable mixture as its twin: modern chevron glass, ebony (乌木, \u003cem\u003ewu mu\u003c\/em\u003e), lapis (青金石, \u003cem\u003eqing jin shi\u003c\/em\u003e), agate (玛瑙, \u003cem\u003ema nao\u003c\/em\u003e), silver-colored accents on durable wire, honestly labeled (see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/glass-beads\"\u003eGlass Beads\u003c\/a\u003e). Then one standout: a Himalayan clay bead, hand-formed and kiln-dark, the quietest bead on the strand and the one your eye keeps finding. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/porcelain-clay\"\u003ePorcelain \u0026amp; Clay\u003c\/a\u003e for its material family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The collector's strand with a pilgrim's bead at the center. Everything else on the strand is bright; the clay bead is old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e A faint wood note from the ebony when warm. 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Tuck shavings of either wood inside and the piece breathes fragrance for hours. Two carved cinnabar ruyi (如意, \u003cem\u003eru yi\u003c\/em\u003e, \"as you wish\"), the scepter of granted wishes, rest among turquoise accents, while carved prayer-hands beads clasp at the top of the strand and eight polished bodhi seeds (菩提子, \u003cem\u003epu ti zi\u003c\/em\u003e) close the back. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/agar-wood\"\u003eAgar Wood\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/sandalwood\"\u003eSandalwood\u003c\/a\u003e for the two woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ruyi means as-you-wish, and the two cinnabar charms wish fortune on the wearer. The gourd's name sounds like fortune and prosperity (福禄, \u003cem\u003efu lu\u003c\/em\u003e) in Chinese: a lucky shape doing practical work. The two woods balance resin depth against soft sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two woods at once: agar's resin depth on one half, sandalwood's soft sweetness on the other. The diffuser pendant lets you add scent deliberately. Strength varies by piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Half dense and resinous, half soft and fragrant, meeting at a carved pendant that unscrews in your hand: a piece designed to be handled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two woods, cinnabar, turquoise. No heat. No soaking. Keep turquoise from oils and lotion. 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