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Posted by HALTER on June 5, 2010 at 8:33am

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HALTER June 5, 2010 at 8:40am

Jewelry decorated with a hand in Maghreb have the power of protection against "Evil eye"...the brides and pregnant women are considered most vulnerable and need to be more protected... by these amulets ...their name is "Khamsa" which means "five" in Arabic and symbolizes the 5 principles of Islam... the big hand is 5,52inch x 3,77 inch and the 2 smaller 4,52inch x 2,99inch.
Weight:206,8gr
Lenght:21,65inch
kim price July 5, 2010 at 1:23am

i am always in awe of your collection! Beautiful!
Cam Knuckey September 23, 2010 at 2:46pm

Really lovely.
Ironic though that it's supposed to protect the wearer from envy. As far as I can see, and as far as I'm personally concerned, it would cause envy! ( I'm very jealous!) cheers C.
SARAH CORBETT September 23, 2010 at 6:08pm

This example from Tafroute is a real beauty
ait ouakli March 21, 2012 at 11:20am

i like a lot.the example of tolerance. the 3 religions in one ship

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