The evil eye (mal de ojo, nazar, ayin hara) is humanity's oldest protection symbol, traced to Sumerian texts nearly 5,000 years old. This article maps its journey from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt's Eye of Horus through Greek baskania, Roman fascinum, and Turkish nazar boncuğu, into modern Latin American practice. Key takeaway: every culture independently arrived at the belief that envious gazes carry harmful energy, and that wearing a small protective amulet — typically blue glass or a watchful eye motif — deflects it. Deseo's evil eye bracelets continue this unbroken lineage in handwoven Venezuelan form.