HAND-FINGER-COMB

HAND-FINGER-COMB

Hand, Finger, Comb: Rug motifs which are composed of five lines or five dots are based on the Anatolian belief that the number five, ie the number of fingers on a hand, serves as a protection against the evil eye.  The Hand motif is used against a spell or evil eye, where the comb motif is related to the protection of birth and marriage. Rug motifs which are composed of five lines or five dots are based on the Anatolian belief that the number five, ie the number of fingers on a hand, serves as a protection against the evil eye.  The Hand motif is used against a spell or evil eye, where the comb motif is related to the protection of birth and marriage.