The source of an evil glance is the human eye. It is believed that the harms it may cause can best be prevented again by a human eye.

A diamond divided into four is quite a common representation of the eye as used on weaves. A triangle is a stylized form of the eye. Some eye motifs are formed of squares and rectangles.

The eye motif used on weaves differ from one region to another. Here are various forms of 'eye' motif: