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Anatolia · Protection and the evil eye

Kurtağzı (wolf’s mouth)

Optimism and protection; linked with light and the sun, a symbol of courage.

What does it mean?

The wolf’s mouth motif is a symbol of optimism and protection; it is associated with light and the sun, and with courage and strength [1].

Same theme

Göz (eye)Pıtrak (cocklebur)Muska (amulet)Çengel (hook)Akrep (scorpion)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.