Olive Wood Rope Rosary with Cross Necklace

An olive wood rosary, the beads of which are are hand carved from olive wood. A rosary is a string of beads, usually containing five sets of ten small beads (a decade) separated by another bead.   This rosary is made to be worn as a necklace with a clasp. 

It is used primarily by Roman Catholics to assist them when saying special prayers. The rosary is used to count the prayers. You can download the prayers here:

http://www.newadvent.org/images/rosary.pdf