Mediterranean Buckthorn and Turquoise Prayer Beads

These prayer beads are made in the configuration of 19 beads in a circle with a tail of 5 beads. They are made of a rare oily wood specific to the Mediterranean region of Turkey, Rhamnus Oleoides or the biblical buckthorn. This wood is used by Taurus mountain's nomadic Turkoman (Yuruk) tribes to make talismans. It has a brown color and beautiful fine veins of darker brown. The beads are finely carved then lustred on the machine but it will get its best brightness in your hands. The already oily nature of the wood makes the beads shine as long as they are used.