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Khamsa by Justine Kuran
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]M2022/006
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Khamsa by Justine Kuran
[nb-NO]Creator[nb-NO] Justine Kuran (artist)
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Gold paper filigree hamsa created by Melbourne artist Justine Kuran. Hidden in the work are four other Jewish symbols - the ten commandments (tablets of the law), shabbat candle sticks, the evil eye and a Magen David. The hamsa (khamsa) is a protective symbol embraced by Jewish communities in the Middle East and North Africa. High mortality rates, particularly infant and maternal, fueled the folk belief in sympathetic magic and the use of such symbols.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] 2020 - 2020
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]Sephardi Jewry, Sephardic Jewry, amulets, protection
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- frame width: 715.00 mm
frame height: 1020.00 mm
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, artwork by Justine Kuran