Yellow Tiger Eye Mala Bracelet

Description

Yellow tiger eye mala bracelets offer one of Asia’s most recognized semiprecious stones in a traditional counted form: the banded, chatoyant quartz of South African and Indian deposits, worked into smooth rounds and strung as a wrist mala.

Tiger eye belongs to the quartz family, formed when crocidolite fibers are replaced by silica while retaining their fibrous structure, producing the characteristic chatoyant shimmer. South African and Indian deposits supply most of the world’s yellow tiger eye, with Indian lapidary workshops long specializing in cutting the stone into smooth rounds. The mala bracelet format, a 27 or 108-bead counted wrist piece, originates in Buddhist and Hindu devotional practice across South Asia, and remains a standard form for artisan workshops in Jaipur and beyond.

Each bracelet strings 27 beads of 8mm yellow tiger eye rounds on elastic cord, the 27-bead count representing one quarter of the traditional 108-bead mala. The stone presents in warm gold and amber bands, with the characteristic moving shimmer visible as the bracelet shifts on the wrist. Surface finish is smooth-polished to a high sheen, bringing out the chatoyant effect across each bead. The elastic closure fits most adult wrists. Total weight sits at approximately 18-20 grams.

Mala bracelet. Material: 8mm yellow tiger eye rounds, 27-bead count, elastic cord. Wrist size: one size, fits most adults. Approximate weight: 18-20g. Stone origin: South Africa and India. Craft origin: India. Category: mala bracelet.

One material, one ancient count. Polished to hold its shimmer. A bracelet made to be worn, not stored.