Multicolor Tourmaline Mala Bracelet

Description

The multicolor tourmaline mala bracelet arrives as a quiet object of intention. Each bead carries its own depth of color: watermelon pink, deep verdigris, indigo, warm amber. The hand reaches for it before the mind forms a reason.

Tourmaline has been prized across Himalayan trade routes for centuries, mined from mineral-rich pegmatite veins in Nepal, Afghanistan, and the ranges of the Hindu Kush. Tibetan and Nepalese artisans have long threaded these stones into mala, the counting beads central to Buddhist and Hindu contemplative practice, where 108 beads mark one complete circuit of breath and return. Each variety, rubellite, indicolite, verdelite, carries a distinct geological signature: a record of heat, pressure, and trace mineral composition that no two stones share.

This bracelet is strung on waxed silk cord, with a traditional guru bead and silk tassel at the close. Beads measure approximately 8mm in diameter, sized for ease of movement through the fingers during practice or quiet handling. Each stone is hand-polished to a smooth matte finish that shifts subtly with use, the oils of the hand building a low patina over time. The bracelet fits most adult wrists at approximately 18 to 20cm, adjustable at the knot. Full weight runs approximately 18-22g.

Multicolor tourmaline mala bracelet. Hand-polished 8mm beads on waxed silk cord with guru bead and tassel. Multiple tourmaline varieties: rubellite, indicolite, verdelite. Himalayan craft tradition. Fits 18-20cm wrist. 108 beads. Weight approximately 18-22g.

A geological record worn on the wrist. Each stone is irreplaceable, no two identical. Sourced from artisans who have held this tradition for generations.