Hand Door Knocker

The hand is in fact based on the hand of Fatima and is believed to have migrated from Middle Eastern countries and around the Mediterranean – just as in the w...
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The hand is in fact based on the hand of Fatima and is believed to have migrated from Middle Eastern countries and around the Mediterranean – just as in the way food dispersed itself too. The hand of Fatima is believed to offer protection.

It's earliest incarnations that in the Middle East two door knockers would be present on the door. One a female hand that made one noise and the second a male hand that made a different noise. This was back in the day when women would stay out of sight of men. viewing the goings on in the street from behind arabesque carved screens. The sound of the door knocker would indicate whether it was a man or woman at the door and the lady of the house would know whether to open the door or not.

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