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Ohhhh I seee the mixup. From what I’ve known, people refer to them casually as an “evil eye”. For example, if I go to a store and ask for an evil eye bracelet, this is what they would show me. Though, I believe most people understand that it *wards off* the actual evil eye. 1/2
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That idea is far more logical than my initial thought. I see a blue/black/white pattern that I’ve only ever seen in an eye before, hence my idea.
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I initially thought you were making some sort of obscure reference to the Toni Morrison book but couldn’t make sense of it. I’ve never seen that iconic image before.
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To confuse you further, the Hindi version of the idiom, derived from the Persian, *does* have explicit colorist connotations. Trucks will often sport the bumper sticker slogan “buri nazar wale, tera muh kala” (“caster of evil eye, may your face turn dark”)
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