Re: Hand Of Fatima


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Posted by Zimra on July 3, 2001 at 23:44:07:

In reply to: Eye Of Fatima posted by Joe B on July 3, 2001 at 22:48:19:

: Can anyone give me a website or E-mail me a design called The Eye
: or Hand of Fatima.

It's called the hand of Fatima, and there are thousands of
variations on it. I'll include a link to a jewelry site that has lots
of hand of fatima pendants, to give you an idea.
There's a stylized version common in Morocco (and throughout the
Middle East) called the khamsa, which is Arabic for five and refers
to the five fingers of the hand.
I "invent" hands of fatima by drawing a stylized hand and filling
it in with Berber designs or arabesques.

Zimra

 


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