Mano Poderosa All-Powerful Hand 19th Century Mexican Retablo de Augustin Barajas- "The Skimpy Painter" crystal quartz skull The shell has considerable significance

The shell has considerable significance in Hinduism and Buddhism

Made by Tuareg Jewelry Smiths in the Sahara and Sahel deserts

and Saint Anne

From his missionary travels

Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Jeronimo de Leon Retablo

Mano Poderosa All-Powerful Hand 19th Century Mexican Retablo de Augustin Barajas- "The Skimpy Painter" crystal quartz skull The shell has considerable significanceMano Poderosa All Powerful Hand 19th Century Mexican Retablo de Augustin Barajas "The Skimpy Painter" The Mano Poderosa is an unusual Devotional Image whose Origins are still unknown. It is composed primarily of a disembodied hand, usually identified as the Hand of Jesus Christ, and perched on top of each finger are the figures of Jesus, Saint Joseph, Virgin Mary, Saint Joachim, and Saint Anne. The All Powerful Hand symbolizes the Wounded Hand of the