Jewish Healing Flags
Article number: | Made in Nepal |
Availability: | In stock |
Inspired by Tibetan tradition where prayers are taken by the wind, these Jewish Healing Prayer Flags feature a hamsa, a hand image that symbolizes protection, strength, and blessings with calls to care for your body, heart, mind, and spirit. A beautiful gift and addition to a sukkah, backyard, room in your home to invite blessings in every day. Handcrafted by skilled artisans at Mahaguthi collective. 85% of the 1,000 artisans across 150 workshops are women who work in their homes in rural, mountainous regions, creating beautiful, handloomed goods. Flags are sewn to the cord and are not free sliding. Each set of blessing flags comes in a handcrafted lokta paper envelope, screen‒printed in black with the artist's name and story of the flags' meaning.
Who Made It: Mahaguthi markets the handicrafts of more than 1,000 Nepali artisans working in 150 workshops. Most of the artisans are from remote and mountainous areas; among them 85 percent are women who use traditional craft skills while working in their own home. Mahaguthi's focus is to promote the well-being of artisans, to provide employment and to embrace and promote the principles of fair trade. Artisans receive medical and education allowances, paid leave and maternity leave. Mahaguthi is an artisan partner working with Ten Thousand Villages.
Materials: 100% cotton
Dimensions: Each flag is 5.5"W x 6.5"H on an 18.5"L cord with 0.4" space between flags
Handcrafted in Nepal