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Use for distinct or separable design elements, usually decorative, whether occurring singly as individual shapes. Distinguish from "patterns (design elements)" which are ornamental designs composed of repeated or combined motifs.
This term has 1 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Motif
30009700
<figure-derived motifs>
<geometric motifs>
<natural element motifs>
<plant-derived motifs>
air traps
cabochons
chintamani
clasps (motifs)
coquillage
crosses (motifs)
drolleries
fillets (motifs)
grotesques
guls
heart (motif)
heraldic motifs
indexes (motifs)
knots (motifs)
labyrinths
linenfold
paterae (motifs)
quodlibet
scrolls (motifs)
shields (motifs)
tetraskelions
trifid
triskelions
trumpet spirals
whiplash curves
zodiac symbols
decorative motifs
devices (motifs)
motifs, decorative
motifs, ornamental
motives
ornamental motifs
13yrs ago
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