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Anatolia · Protection and the evil eye

Akrep (scorpion)

A guard against evil and outside dangers.

What does it mean?

The scorpion motif appears in the field of the kilim as a protector against evil and against dangers coming from outside [1].

Same theme

Göz (eye)Pıtrak (cocklebur)Muska (amulet)Çengel (hook)Kurtağzı (wolf’s mouth)Tanrı’nın gözü (eye of God)El, Fatma Ana eli (hand, hand of Fatima)Çintemani

Sources

  1. Hakkâri Kilimi coğrafi işaret tescil belgesi, Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumu, 2023

Drawing: Bitki Tabanı, interpreted from the traditional motif.