This bone prayer mala is beautifully inlaid with metal pieces. This neclace has 108 beads and used while recitating mantras, breathing during meditating or repeating the Buddhas name. They are a reminder that all things, and that includes life, are not permanent.
Bone malas are use in wrathful practices in Vajrayana Buddhism, helping with the ego where the deities are classified as peaceful or wrathful.