Outrageous Clasping-Hand Figa April 4th jewelry from the Art Nouveau

jewelry from the Art Nouveau period introduced sinuous curves

Since it’s really hard to find a vintage jewelry shop in Morocco

This chain has a certain je-ne-sais-quoi that simply makes her a notable example

Minor Age wear

with a beautiful split shank

Outrageous Clasping-Hand Figa April 4th jewelry from the Art NouveauAn Italian amulet of ancient origin, "Mano Figa" (mano meaning hand and figa meaning fig, a slang term for a woman's genitalia) represents a hand gesture in which the thumb is thrust between the curled index and middle fingers, imitating heterosexual intercourse. The logic here was that since the Evil Eye worked by drying up the generative fluids, a gesture of the sexual act could counteract it. This hand charm could be made as an apotropaic gesture