❤ Approximately Beads Measures 12 mm - Total of 21 Beads - 7 Inches Long ❤ This Mala (Prayer Beads) is made from recycled Yak Bone ❤ Wrist Mala Fits Most Wrist - Well-Strung On Adjustable multi strands nylon cord ❤ Each yak bone beads are inlaid with copper, nickel, brass and turquoise and coral. ❤ Bone Malas in Tibetan Buddhism, the use of bone is intended to remind us of the very fact of our impermanence. Malas are used all over by the Buddhists around the world especially they are used in Tibet, Nepal, and India. You will always see the monks as well as lay people using them while walking around the stupas or temples or monasteries. A Mala is usually used for prostrations, counting mantras, and so on. It is worn on the left wrist while not in use.