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Hook - Cengel

Another Anatolian motif used against evil eye is the hook. It is also called "cakmak", "egri ala", "balik" and "kucuk kara balik".

The variation called "gonul cengeli" is mostly used on stockings and implies marriage.

Various applications of this motif are presented in the illustrations below:

 





 

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