Long strands & malas
Counted beads for private hours.
Worn long, doubled, or kept on a desk. The slowest objects in the house.
The long strand is the oldest object we make and the most private. Beads were counted under the table for a thousand years, one turn per breath; a strand from the house is knotted by hand for exactly that use. Keep it in a drawer, wear it doubled, or let it hang. It is not meant to be seen.