Om Carved Yak Bone Necklace with Beads
Hand carved in Nepal by a small family of skilled artisans. Necklace is 9" hanging length. A white Om symbol on black background and rosewood beads. Each one is made by hand so please expect slight variations from the picture. Om is the supreme and most sacred syllable, consisting in Sanskrit of the three sounds (a), (u), and (m), representing various fundamental triads and believed to be the spoken essence of the universe. It is uttered as a mantra and in affirmations and blessings. Yak are essential to life in central Asia providing milk and wool and as beasts of burden. Even their dung is used as fuel ! Yak are NOT killed for their horns. Every part of the animal is used: meat, wool, hair, tail, hide and horns.