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Plate IWest Asia & Middle East · TürkiyeNazar, drawn by Wishlore
Pl. INazar. A blue glass eye, as hung in homes and taxis in Türkiye. Drawing: Wishlore.
No. 02  ·  Against envy  ·  West Asia & Middle East

The nazar

A blue glass eye from Türkiye, made to look back at an envious glance. People pin it on babies and hang it in homes and taxis.

Earliest record
To “return the gaze” — Pitt Rivers Museum
Source
Pitt Rivers Museum, Evil eye amulets
Region
West Asia & Middle East · Türkiye
Wish
Against envy
Layers
Record Folk Modern
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The story · three layers

The story, in three layers.

Record, Folk and Modern are kept apart, and each one carries its source.

I
Record
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

An eye that looks back

The Pitt Rivers Museum describes the blue eye as a way of “returning the gaze” of envy. The museum also holds blue bead charms made for children.

II
Folk
Türkiye, today

On babies, in homes, in taxis

People pin a small nazar to a baby’s clothes and hang larger ones in homes and in taxis.

To verify: A second source for present-day use in homes and taxis

III
Modern
Shops, today

Bracelets, online

UK shops sell glass “evil eye” bracelets; on Not On The High Street they cost from about £10 to £44 when we looked in November 2026.

Nazar
To “return the gaze” — Pitt Rivers Museum
Story and sources on the reverse
Pl. IIThe story card. Every printed piece carries the story and a code that opens the full source list.
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An eye that looks back at envy. Who would you keep it for?
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