These are "Milagros", small metal charms, that are religious amuletic charms that have been used for hundreds of years in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. These charms are used for religious protection and guidance. They use many different symbols of religious figures, saints, angels, body parts and other natural symbols. They can be used to wish for health of different body parts, fertility, safety, prayer and can also just represent certain aspects of human nature and for devotional shrines. 

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