These unique earrings feature small sculptured figa hand charm. The figa hand charm are made of limestone and measures approx. 1 inch. The earrings measure approx 1 1/2 inches and the charms hang from simple gold plate ear wires.
The hand is making the figa or Mano figa gesture which translates to “fig-hand” and is a good luck charm thought to ward away evil and sickness.
The gesture of the thumb protruded between the pointer finger and middle finger has a variety of different meanings dating back nearly 8,000 years. In Central Asia where the term for it is rosehip, it is an obscene gesture not unlike the middle finger. It means sex in Japan, the number 5 to the Maasai, the letter ‘T’ in American Sign Language and ‘got your nose’ to many children.
The earrings measure approx. 1 1/4 inches from the top of the ear wire to the bottom of the charm.
