Chinese Mala or Set of Meditation Beads

Dark beads tumble into a loose loop and cross over themselves.

This zitan mala or set of meditation beads from China is from China, and is contemporary. A mala is a string of prayer or meditation beads used in Buddhist and Hindu practice, and it is commonly made with 108 beads, a number regarded as auspicious. Tangle of round dark brown beads strung closely together and looped across one another. Their surfaces are smooth with a low gloss, and small flecks of lighter grain show on some. The cord is not visible. It is 17 inches long.

Orderly in size and relaxed in arrangement.