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A CORAL MALA
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61713
74 cm (29 1/4 in.) long

HK$8,000 - 12,000
珊瑚佛珠

This refined mala is composed of 108 coral beads with amber divider
beads and turquoise marker beads. Two counter strings are attached
on either side of the amber head-beads. These counter tips are
decorated with a fine silver vajra and ghanta – a decorative scheme
popular in the 19th and 20th centuries in the Lhasa region. Red
coral malas are used in magnetizing rituals for attracting power and
establishing control over one’s own circumstances.

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