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Dutch Hex Sign

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This is a pentacle pyrographed as a dutch hex sign. It is painted with eco-friendly woodstains and finished with linseed oil and varnish. The rosette in the centre is an ancient symbol of good luck and the stars are mulitpurpose for protection against fires, good fortune, hope, love, fertility, energy and harmony.
Image size
1302x1208px 1.57 MB
Make
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model
KODAK EASYSHARE CX6230 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Shutter Speed
1/11 second
Aperture
F/2.7
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Mar 11, 2003, 2:22:22 AM
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It's particular to the Pennsylvania Dutch and German immigrants to the US. There's a whole tradition of hexmeisters: [link]

It's a little bit of surviving pagan magic that would have disappeared if that group had never immigrated. Very cool stuff.