Figa Hand 470, by Montes Doggett
•High Fired Ceramic
•Hand Made in Peru
Dimensions: 9" H
The precise origin of the "figa" gesture is unknown, in ancient Greece, this gesture was a fertility and good luck charm designed to ward off evil. This gesture is supposed to keep away pain, suffering and envy and it is an amulet that protects against the “evil-eye.”