This is a macumba sign.

My late mother-in-law gave me this. She spent a lot of time in Brazil in the 60s-70s. At that time macumba was regarded as "white" magic, as opposed to voodoo, though I think the boundaries between good and bad magic may be a little blurred. This hand is meant to be suspended over the door, thumb downwards, as a welcome sign.

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