R/5/731 – drawing of two fingers (benediction); and notes
- Collection Number:
- R/5/731
- Object name:
- drawing of two fingers (benediction); and notes
- Object type:
- Drawing
- Languages:
- Dutch,English
- People referenced:
- R.A. van Gaalen / W.F. Zwiers Zutphen April 1938
Two fingers, the second and middle one. A cross, sign of Venus, two crescents on the palm; 3 dots on the middle finger. No. AH-01-98, Notities [notes] (R.A. van Gaalen), pag. 249, F2: The symbol is found again in the Mudras of Chinese tradition, in India and even in the benediction gesture of Christ, now practiced by Catholic Priests, &c. Zutphen, April 1938, W.F. Zwiers, Tooveramulet, gelukbrengend [magical amulet, good fortune-bringing]. H.