Tibetan ornaments generally refer to Tibetan people’s unique decorations, which normally are handmade from natural jades, stones, animal bones, Tibetan silver and Tibetan bronze. The materials and designs of Tibetan ornaments are mostly given a moral of auspiciousness, which are rich in Tibetan Buddhist characteristics.

In Tibet, cow bones, fine silver, Tibetan silver, three-colored bronze, agate, turquoise, beewax, coral and shell, which are all from nature, are the major materials for making Tibetan ornaments.

      

Tibetan DZI beads are considered to be mysterious and sacred because that are dug out from agate mines along the Himalaya mountain range at altitudes above 4000 meters.

Aerosiderite is a sort of metal ornament which is an alloy mainly composed of gold, silver, iron or different materials.

For Tibetan people, DZI beads and aerosiderite are both considered to be talismans for expelling bad spirits.

Gawu is a metal box of treasures which are made from gold, silver, bronze and tin, on top of the box are attached the semiprecious stones such as turquoise and coral etc.

 

Any Tibetan jade-ware can include turquoise which is the indispensable talisman jade that Tibetan people always have with them.

Beewax is a sort of fossil resin formed through the chemical reaction of resin stay buried underground for thousand years. It is an organic mineral-like substance.

Beewax is the favorite ornament material of the Tibetan people following turquoise. They can make their own ornaments from larger pieces of beewax.

The Tibetan people are especially fond of red coral and consider it to be the auspicious thing for Buddha worshipping. They usually make Buddha beads and Buddha statues from red coral.