Hamsa (khamsa) in zilber fun Marok

Di hamsa ("finf" in arabish, in referents tsu di finf finger) iz an amiyelt in form fun an ofene hant, shtarkn reputed tsu vert avek di blez-oyg un trogn mazl, gantse geteylt fun yidishe un muslimishe populatsyes fun mitl-yamm porutnin. Men hengt es oyf in shtub, ibern tir, oder men tregt es in henglokh. In Marok, di yidishe goldshmiyd-arbet endlert es in durkhlokhtem zilber, gravirt, niellir oder gefilt mitn shteynlekh un shmeynlekh, sakh mol flankt fun fish oder geboykt mitn shtumpn. Zakhn oyf der grents fun shmukeray un talisman, es vayzn a populer-kultur fun bavorn gemeynsam tsu Maghreb-kehiles, vu yidishe goldshmidn hobn gehat a groys royl.