Chakra Beaded Copper Alloy and Wood Necklace

There are circles that carry the universe within them. The chakra, that eternal wheel of cosmic order, has been a foundational motif in Indian sacred art long before it found its way into adornment. Here it arrives in a form that is deliberately unhurried: a long beaded necklace strung with rounds of copper alloy and warm-toned wood, the two materials speaking a quiet conversation between the elemental and the earthly. Copper alloy has been worked across folk and tribal jewellery traditions throughout Rajasthan and central India for centuries, its ruddy warmth considered auspicious and grounding. The wooden beads lend an organic texture that no metal alone can replicate, their grain absorbing light rather than reflecting it. At eighty-three grams, the necklace has the satisfying heft of something genuinely made, not pressed out and forgotten. Worn over a hand-block-printed cotton kurta in indigo or rust, it settles into the fabric as though it belongs there. Equally, layer it over a plain white linen dress for a long afternoon at a craft bazaar or a slow Sunday market, and it becomes the entire statement the outfit needs. At twenty inches (approximately fifty-one centimetres), the strand falls comfortably at the collarbone and upper chest, fitting most necklines without adjustment. The free-size design requires no clasp fuss; it slips on and sits, day after day, without complaint. A practical, purposeful piece for those who want their jewellery to mean something.

Details

• Material: Copper Alloy with Wood
• Dimensions: 20.0 inch Length
• Weight: 83.0 g
• SKU: LBX84