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Double Wave Dzi & Amber Bracelet, 8+8 beads, 15.7×12.1mm dzi, dark brown & warm tan, cognac amber (N-021626-DWA)
Double Wave Dzi & Amber Bracelet, 8+8 beads, 15.7×12.1mm dzi, dark brown & warm tan, cognac amber (N-021626-DWA)
We never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.
The two bead types in this bracelet share the same warm orange-brown register — and the moment you notice that, the alternating pattern stops reading as contrast and starts reading as conversation.
This bracelet pairs eight Double Wave Motif dzi barrel beads with eight natural amber rounds in a strict alternating sequence — one dzi, one amber, repeating around the full circumference. The dzi beads measure approximately 15.7mm × 12.1mm: large, substantial barrel forms with a satin-smooth surface carrying diagonal wave stripe bands in warm sandy-tan against a deep warm dark brown ground. The wave lines sweep across each barrel in the characteristic double wave formation — diagonal, continuous, meeting at the centre of each face to create the wave-and-lozenge geometry that defines this motif. The bracelet's original listing notes that the double wave and tiger tooth motifs are closely related and sometimes interchangeable in Tibetan tradition; on beads of this stripe density and diagonal angle, the reading can shift between the two depending on the eye and the angle.
The amber beads at 9.8mm diameter are fully round and set the rhythm between each dzi barrel. Their colour — confirmed from the white-background photographs — is a deep translucent cognac-orange to warm orange-red, with strong internal transparency and a natural internal band or inclusion visible through the material in several beads. Natural amber varies in colour and clarity bead to bead; this set reads as a unified warm orange-red across the full bracelet while retaining individual character in each stone. The translucency of the amber allows the light through it in a way that the opaque agate dzi beads do not, creating an alternating rhythm of transparency and opacity as the bracelet moves on the wrist.
The two materials share a colour logic: the warm sandy-tan stripe lines of the dzi and the deep orange-red of the amber sit in the same warm brown-orange register. Neither fights the other. The deep dark brown dzi ground provides the contrast, and the amber's translucency provides the visual relief. Together they read as a bracelet designed around warmth — in colour, in material, and in the symbolic register of both the double wave and amber in Tibetan tradition.
The bracelet is strung on elastic cord and sized for standard adult wrist wear. No metal spacers. The sixteen beads sit directly against each other, the dzi-amber-dzi alternation tight and continuous.
The Double Wave (雙波/Shuāng Bō) Motif
The double wave dzi is associated in Tibetan tradition with continuous flow, unending success, and the removal of obstacles. The wave line — unbroken, self-renewing, without fixed beginning or end — is understood as a representation of life force in perpetual motion. Some collectors and practitioners interpret the diagonal stripe pattern as tiger teeth (虎牙), a motif associated with courage and protection; the two readings are considered complementary rather than contradictory. Pairing double wave dzi with natural amber — itself a resin of geological age, associated in both Tibetan and Chinese tradition with warmth, vitality, and the preservation of energy — creates a bracelet in which both materials reinforce a shared symbolic direction: warmth, continuity, and enduring strength.
Spec Block
Motif: Double Wave (雙波/Shuāng Bō); diagonal wave stripe bands; also readable as Tiger Tooth (虎牙) motif Dzi Bead Count: 8 beads Dzi Bead Size: ~15.7mm × 12.1mm Dzi Bead Form: Barrel; satin-smooth surface; deep warm dark brown ground; warm sandy-tan diagonal wave stripe lines Amber Bead Count: 8 beads Amber Bead Size: 9.8mm diameter Amber Bead Form: Round; deep translucent cognac-orange to warm orange-red; natural internal banding visible Total Bead Count: 16 beads (alternating dzi and amber) Stringing: Elastic cord; standard adult wrist sizing; no spacers Bloodspots: None confirmed Product ID: N-021626-DWA Collection: Dzi Bracelets Collection | Double Wave Dzi Collection
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Blog Links
- What Are Dzi Beads? History, Meaning & Authentication
- Wave Dzi Beads: Meaning, Symbolism and Collecting Guide
Eight dark brown wave dzi, eight cognac amber rounds, one bracelet in which both materials speak the same warm language.
We never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.
📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.
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