South Arabian spears

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 5th December 2018, 07:28 PM

On the subject of the strange geometrical shaped design on the Spear I was looking through Omani Silver and found the rectangle similar to it on jewelery from the Sharqiyyah... (Eastern Oman) which represents a devil or evil spirit worn to ward that off from the wearer. It looks quite similar to the shape sometimes used for the Evil Eye which may have a central cross which is there to scatter any evil spirit in The Four Directions... or dots often in a 5 geometry configuration which you can also see at the Khanjar a few posts back.

The item is top right below..

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 6th December 2018, 06:09 AM

If I can throw more light on the magical or Talisman effect of this very extensive sign across the Islamic stratum and up the silk road toward the Frontiers of China.

As expected these signs appear on textiles and carpets as well as tribal Jewelery and even on door supports on African/Omani hand carved doors. It was interesting that it occurs on weapons as well.

Below a few textile and rug examples from Morocco and Afghanistan.

1. On the picture with the Hand. Follow the top of the thumb right to the line of panels . There is an exact demon rectangle as in the above post Jewelery item. While the Jewelery is Omani this textile is Moroccan. It has a cross in the centre ..see note 3 below.
2. a six inch long design on an Afghan tent wall hanging. Identical to the jewelery and 1 above.
3. Kilim textile with repeat pattern evil eye motifs . Sometimes the shape includes a cross which in Morocco is a magic sign to disperse evil in the 4 directions. picture 1. refers above.

5th December 2018, 07:28 PM	#1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	On the subject of the strange geometrical shaped design on the Spear I was looking through Omani Silver and found the rectangle similar to it on jewelery from the Sharqiyyah... (Eastern Oman) which represents a devil or evil spirit worn to ward that off from the wearer. It looks quite similar to the shape sometimes used for the Evil Eye which may have a central cross which is there to scatter any evil spirit in The Four Directions... or dots often in a 5 geometry configuration which you can also see at the Khanjar a few posts back. The item is top right below.. Attached Images

6th December 2018, 06:09 AM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	If I can throw more light on the magical or Talisman effect of this very extensive sign across the Islamic stratum and up the silk road toward the Frontiers of China. As expected these signs appear on textiles and carpets as well as tribal Jewelery and even on door supports on African/Omani hand carved doors. It was interesting that it occurs on weapons as well. Below a few textile and rug examples from Morocco and Afghanistan. 1. On the picture with the Hand. Follow the top of the thumb right to the line of panels . There is an exact demon rectangle as in the above post Jewelery item. While the Jewelery is Omani this textile is Moroccan. It has a cross in the centre ..see note 3 below. 2. a six inch long design on an Afghan tent wall hanging. Identical to the jewelery and 1 above. 3. Kilim textile with repeat pattern evil eye motifs . Sometimes the shape includes a cross which in Morocco is a magic sign to disperse evil in the 4 directions. picture 1. refers above. Attached Images Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 6th December 2018 at 06:21 AM.