ABSTRACT
Allover Kurdistan I saw triangular charms, as well as blue beads and buttons which averted the evil eye. Women wore the three cornered charms fixed to their many necklaces, or among the coins, coloured beads, and gold ornaments on their skull-caps. Children had them fastened to their clothes with safety-pins. I have also seen them hanging in their silk, brocade, or plastic cases from nails in the walls, to bring good luck to the house and its occupants. Once I saw the contents of two such charms pre pared. It was done by two itinerant sayyids, who visited my village home one day. Sayyids (descendants of the Prophet) claim descent from Mohammed.
