{"product_id":"the-nyima-mala","title":"The Nyima Mala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwelve small suns, and every one of them sets.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAged yak horn (牦牛角, \u003cem\u003emao niu jiao\u003c\/em\u003e), carved bead by bead with the sun itself: a dot inside a circle, worn smooth by decades of thumbs. Three red agate (玛瑙, \u003cem\u003ema nao\u003c\/em\u003e) rounds carry the Tibetan pearl-dresser's art, hand-inlaid with silver, cinnabar (朱砂, \u003cem\u003ezhu sha\u003c\/em\u003e), and turquoise (绿松石, \u003cem\u003elü song shi\u003c\/em\u003e). Twelve auspicious pendants ride the strand: suns, a skull, yak teeth. Two ten-bead counters keep tally for practice, and past the guru bead a two-strand spiral of Himalayan clay beads winds down to the tassel. An antique from the Tibetan plateau, strung as found. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/yak-bone-horn\"\u003eYak Bone \u0026amp; Horn\u003c\/a\u003e for the material and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/malas-101\"\u003eMalas 101\u003c\/a\u003e for the counters and guru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The sun is ཉི་མ (\u003cem\u003enyi ma\u003c\/em\u003e) in Tibetan, the day's eye, and its pairing with the moon is method and wisdom. Here it repeats across every bead. The skull pendant (see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/pendant-imagery\"\u003ePendant Imagery\u003c\/a\u003e) says what the setting sun says: nothing keeps. The yak teeth carry the herd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Old horn and old hands: a faint warm organic note that rises with wear. The clay beads hold a dry, earthy trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horn that was smooth before you were born: dense, warm, quick to take your heat. The carved suns sit proud of the surface and tick under the thumb. The pendants swing and settle against the wrist, and the spiral string at the guru is a small tactile full stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\nPieces: yak horn rounds, 3 inlaid agate, 12 pendants, 2 ten-bead counters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique horn and clay. No soaking, no oils or perfume, dry cloth only. Rest it in its pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn sourcing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acquired on the Tibetan plateau and sold as found: an antique, decades old, with its age in the patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67773098164534,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Nyima_Mala.jpg?v=1792454732","url":"https:\/\/valhallavillage.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nyima-mala","provider":"ValhallaVillage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}