Large Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Mali
Shell on leather, plastic sheets, mirrors. Cm. 10,7 width x cm. 9,4 high x cm. 1,2 depht (5.12" x 3.15" x 0.87"). Gr. 65,7 (2.32 oz). The Khomissar, in the form of a stylized hand, is believed to ward off the evil eye and, being made of shells, doubles as a fertility symbol. The Tuareg people...