"HANDALA"

PRICES ARE NOT INCLUSIVE OF TAXES Cameo : 30mm sardonyx shell cameo hand-carved Metal : Sterling silver Stones : 1.1ct tsavorite or 1.1ct blue sapphires and black onyx base or lapis base Ring Size: Click on SIZE GUIDE link for more information Country of Origin : Italy Handala, the Palestinian defiance symbol Handala, also known as Handhala (Arabic: حنظلة), is the most famous of Al-Ali's characters. He is depicted as a ten-year-old boy, and appeared for the first time in Al-Siyasa in Kuwait in 1969. The figure turned his back to the viewer from the year 1973, and clasped his hands behind his back. The artist explained that the ten-year-old represented his age when forced to leave Palestine and would not grow up until he could return to his homeland; his turned back and clasped hands symbolised the character's rejection of "outside solutions". Handala wears ragged clothes and is barefoot, symbolising his allegiance to the poor. In later cartoons, he is actively participati