motifs

Scope note: Distinct or separable design elements, usually decorative, whether occurring singly as individual shapes. Distinguished from "patterns (design elements)," which are ornamental designs composed of repeated or combined motifs.

BT design elements (attributes)

300009700

motifs

NT5 300009724 knots (motifs) [+~]
- NT6 Tibetan knots (motifs)
- NT6 Solomon's knots
NT5 300009725 linenfold
NT5 300009764 geometric motifs [+~]
- NT6 chevrons (motifs)
- NT6 cinquefoils
- NT6 quatrefoils
- NT6 trefoils (geometric motifs)
- NT6 lozenges
- NT6 dots [+~]
  - NT7 polka dots
- NT6 interlocking circles
- NT6 triquetras
- NT6 multifoils
- NT6 mandalas [+~]
  - NT7 Indumaṇḍala
- NT6 kosthas
- NT6 yantras
NT5 300009809 trumpet spirals
NT5 300009815 heraldic motifs [+~]
- NT6 crests (motifs)
- NT6 heraldic crosses (motifs)
NT5 300009874 hearts (motifs) [+~]
- NT6 flaming hearts
- NT6 pierced hearts
NT5 300009907 natural element motifs [+~]
- NT6 stars (motifs) [+~]
  - NT7 Stars of David
  - NT7 cicitlalloh (full of stars)
- NT6 flames
- NT6 sunbursts
- NT6 snowflakes
- NT6 crescents (motifs)
- NT6 rising suns
- NT6 half moons (motifs)
- NT6 kaṅkaṇapatra
- NT6 maṇibandha
- NT6 utpala
- NT6 kalikā
- NT6 śrīvṛkṣa
- NT6 ardhapadma
- NT6 padmadala
- NT6 tālapatra
- NT6 candramaṇḍala
- NT6 aṣṭāpada (motif)
- NT6 kalpataru
- NT6 kalpadruma
- NT6 kalpalatā
- NT6 kalpavalli
NT5 300009937 zodiac symbols [+~]
- NT6 Aquarius symbols
- NT6 Aries symbols
- NT6 Cancer symbols
- NT6 Capricorn symbols
- NT6 Gemini symbols
- NT6 Leo symbols
- NT6 Libra symbols
- NT6 Pisces symbols
- NT6 Sagittarius symbols
- NT6 Scorpio symbols
- NT6 Taurus symbols
- NT6 Virgo symbols
NT5 300010044 crosses (motifs) [+~]
- NT6 ankhs
- NT6 Celtic crosses (design motif)
- NT6 crosses of Lorraine
- NT6 Greek crosses (motifs)
- NT6 Latin crosses (crosses) [+~]
  - NT7 Calvary crosses
- NT6 papal crosses
- NT6 Saint Andrew's crosses
- NT6 tau crosses
- NT6 Maltese crosses (motif)
- NT6 patriarchal crosses
- NT6 wheel crosses (four-spoke crosses)
- NT6 monogram crosses
- NT6 crosses recercely
- NT6 aiguise crosses
- NT6 crosses pommy
- NT6 Jerusalem crosses
- NT6 Lazarus crosses
- NT6 crosses of Toulouse
- NT6 crosses flory
- NT6 crosses paty
- NT6 crosses potent
- NT6 fylfots (cross motifs) [+~]
  - NT7 swastikas
- NT6 cross-crosslets
- NT6 crosses fusilee
- NT6 crosses étoilées
- NT6 crosses bottony
- NT6 avellan crosses
- NT6 crosses rayonnée
- NT6 Orthodox crosses
- NT6 chi-rhos
- NT6 graded crosses
- NT6 heraldic crosses (motifs)
NT5 300010086 tetraskelions [+~]
- NT6 swastikas
NT5 300010088 triskelions
NT5 300010094 scrolls (motifs) [+~]
- NT6 C-scrolls [+~]
  - NT7 drawer handles
- NT6 leaf scrolls
- NT6 S-scrolls
- NT6 speechscrolls
NT5 300010128 coquillage
NT5 300010167 labyrinths (motifs)
NT5 300010211 grotesques
NT5 300010254 cabochons (design motifs)
NT5 300010264 paterae (motifs)
NT5 300164598 [figure- and animal-derived motifs] [+~]
- NT6 bucrania
- NT6 mascarons [+~]
  - NT7 espagnolettes
  - NT7 foliate masks
- NT6 putti (motifs)
- NT6 indexes (motifs)
- NT6 eyes (motifs) [+~]
  - NT7 eye of Horus
  - NT7 eye of Providence
- NT6 khamsa
- NT6 makara [+~]
  - NT7 makaramukha
  - NT7 makara-praṇāla
  - NT7 makaratuṇḍa
  - NT7 makara-tōraṇa
- NT6 aegricanes
- NT6 armorial supporters
- NT6 wolf's mouth (motif)
- NT6 elibelinde
- NT6 scorpions (motifs)
- NT6 monster's feet (motif)
- NT6 lion's head (motif)
- NT6 birds (motifs)
- NT6 phalluses
- NT6 tlacuahcualloh (with skulls and bones)
- NT6 kari-kumbha-vidārī
- NT6 mithuna
- NT6 vṛṣavaktra
- NT6 gajapaṭṭī
- NT6 gajamukha
- NT6 gajatālu
- NT6 gajamuṇḍa
- NT6 mātaṅga-nakra
- NT6 kinnarīvaktra
- NT6 karimakara
- NT6 īhāmṛga
- NT6 hastinī
- NT6 matsyacakra
- NT6 mālā-vidyādhara
- NT6 bāla-vidyādhara
- NT6 mālādhara
- NT6 jambhaka
- NT6 gaṇa (motif) [+~]
  - NT7 kumbhāṇḍa
- NT6 makara-vāhini
- NT6 haṁsa
- NT6 grāsa
- NT6 grāsamukha
- NT6 gajavyāla
- NT6 gandharvamukha
- NT6 abhiṣēka-Lakṣmī (motif)
- NT6 siṁha
- NT6 gajākrānta-siṁha
- NT6 siṁhaśikha
- NT6 siṁhōtsēdha-śikhā
- NT6 siṁhamukha
- NT6 haṁsamithuna
- NT6 haṁsayugma
- NT6 mayūra
- NT6 cakravāka [+~]
  - NT7 cakravākī
  - NT7 cakravākamālā
- NT6 siṁha-lalāṭa
- NT6 kuñjarākṣa
- NT6 siṁhamukha-tōraṇa
- NT6 kacchapa
- NT6 kūrma
- NT6 garuḍa (motif)
- NT6 vyālamukha
- NT6 dvi-aṅga
NT5 300164599 plant-derived motifs [+~]
- NT6 crocket
- NT6 fleuron (motifs)
- NT6 fleur-de-lis (motif)
- NT6 rosette (motif)
- NT6 Tudor flower
- NT6 anthemion
- NT6 palmette (motif)
- NT6 acanthus (motif)
- NT6 ballflower
- NT6 Tudor rose
- NT6 water leaf (motif)
- NT6 husk (motif)
- NT6 lotus (motif) [+~]
  - NT7 padma (lotus motif)
  - NT7 dala-paṅkti
- NT6 festoon (motif) [+~]
  - NT7 encarpus
  - NT7 kiṅkiṇikājāla
  - NT7 grāsa-kīṅkaṇikā-jāla
  - NT7 kīṅkaṇikā-jāla
  - NT7 kiṅkiṇīmālā
- NT6 boteh
- NT6 Zwiebelmuster
- NT6 oak leaf (motif)
- NT6 paisley
- NT6 pineapple (motif) [+~]
  - NT7 twisted pineapple
- NT6 crabstock
- NT6 honeysuckle (motif)
- NT6 carnation (motif)
- NT6 tree of life (general motif) [+~]
  - NT7 hayat agaci (motif)
- NT6 burdock (motif)
- NT6 flower (motif)
- NT6 printer's flower
- NT6 bellflower (motif)
- NT6 koru (motif)
- NT6 foliage (motif)
- NT6 āmralumbī
- NT6 campaka
- NT6 patralatā [+~]
  - NT7 koḍikkaruku
  - NT7 patravallī
- NT6 vanalatā
- NT6 vanamālā
- NT6 kuḍamala
- NT6 vījapūraka
- NT6 aṅkura
NT5 300165093 drolleries
NT5 300165482 whiplash curves
NT5 300219656 clasps (motifs)
NT5 300230284 shields (motifs)
NT5 300237962 chintamani
NT5 300237963 güls [+~]
- NT6 Memling güls
- NT6 aina güls
- NT6 ashik güls
- NT6 dyrnak güls
- NT6 tekke güls
- NT6 chemche güls
NT5 300249226 quodlibet
NT5 300253091 fillets (motifs) [+~]
- NT6 mahāpīṭha
NT5 300255315 compass roses
NT5 300257272 trifid
NT5 300263370 glories [+~]
- NT6 mandorlas
- NT6 halos (glories)
- NT6 prabhāvalī
NT5 300263635 [motifs for books] [+~]
- NT6 drawer handles
- NT6 Oxford corners
NT5 300263861 shou
NT5 300265175 singerie [+~]
- NT6 Affenkapelle
NT5 300265618 candelabrum (motifs)
NT5 300266153 kīrttimukhas
NT5 300311305 serpentiforms (motifs)
NT5 300312109 S-motifs
NT5 300312113 sandıklı (motif)
NT5 300312114 fetters (motifs)
NT5 300312116 combs (motifs)
NT5 300343573 hairbands (motifs)
NT5 300343574 earrings (motifs)
NT5 300343575 kaikalaks
NT5 300375124 ewer (motifs)
NT5 300387439 ropework (motif)
NT5 300387440 ribbonwork (motif)
NT5 300400658 braids (motifs)
NT5 300411613 staffs of Asclepius
NT5 300417969 ehecacozcatl (motif)
NT5 300446197 grāsakīṅkaṇikā
NT5 300446263 prabhāmaṇḍala
NT5 300446267 paraśu
NT5 300446272 kadalipuṣpa
NT5 300446276 ratnapaṭṭa
NT5 300446277 siṁhapañjara
NT5 300446281 maṇipaṭṭī
NT5 300446282 grāsapaṭṭaka
NT5 300446314 puṣpavallī
NT5 300446333 dharmacakra
NT5 300446336 Gōnētra
NT5 300446339 induśālikā
NT5 300446356 udīcyavēṣa
NT5 300446370 ghaṇṭāmālā
NT5 300446371 grāsamālā
NT5 300446392 nāgabandha
NT5 300446393 nāga (motif)
NT5 300446394 nāgacakra
NT5 300446405 śaṅkha
NT5 300446425 valli
NT5 300446431 jaṭājūṭa
NT5 300446432 jaṭāmukuṭa
NT5 300446433 mukuṭa
NT5 300446435 amṛta-ghaṭa
NT5 300446457 grīvādēvatās
NT5 300446461 nāgapāśa
NT5 300446464 vajrabandha
NT5 300446493 caitya-gavākṣa
NT5 300446502 suparṇa [+~]
- NT6 suparṇa-mithuna
NT5 300446503 karṇakuṇḍala
NT5 300446545 lambana
NT5 300446551 paricārikā
NT5 300446561 vandanamālā
NT5 300446563 rūpa
NT5 300446570 pañcamaṅgala
NT5 300446582 puṣparatna
NT5 300446583 puṣpa-tōraṇa
NT5 300446584 puṣpapatra
NT5 300446587 bakula (motif)
NT5 300446588 puṣpa
NT5 300446606 nandyāvarta
NT5 300446607 sarvatōbhadrikā
NT5 300446625 pañjara [+~]
- NT6 nāsipañjara
- NT6 nīḍa
- NT6 kōṣṭha-pañjara
- NT6 ki ivātal
- NT6 kṣudrapañjara
- NT6 kapōtapañjara
NT5 300446629 pūrṇa-kamala
NT5 300446638 jālamālā
NT5 300446646 stambha-tōraṇa
NT5 300446666 muktā-varāla
NT5 300446667 muktāgrāsa
NT5 300446675 cūlā
NT5 300446676 ardharatna
NT5 300446680 ardhadarpaṇa
NT5 300446713 śatadala-kamala
NT5 300446715 sahasrakūṭa
NT5 300446745 ratnāvali
NT5 300446747 ratna
NT5 300446749 maṇipadaka
NT5 300446750 grāsakiṅkiṇikā
NT5 300446773 āmalasāraka
NT5 300446784 tamāla
NT5 300446785 tamālapatra
NT5 300446786 patra
NT5 300446818 mukula
NT5 300446827 padmajāla
NT5 300446865 kiṅkiṇi
NT5 300446867 kūṭastambha
NT5 300446870 kūṭākāra
NT5 300446894 darpaṇa
NT5 300446901 mēṣavyāla
NT5 300446903 śaṅkhāvarta
NT5 300446916 nāgāyudha
NT5 300446941 navanidhis
NT5 300446961 channavīra
NT5 300446995 muktādāma
NT5 300446996 muktāvali
NT5 300446999 muktājāla
NT5 300447009 pramatha-vallī
NT5 300447044 vallī-khaṇḍa
NT5 300447093 kōṇapaṭṭa
NT5 300447102 vṛttasphuṭita [+~]
- NT6 stambhapañjara
NT5 300447115 ṛṣi
NT5 300447139 gagāraka
NT5 300447178 sālmali
NT5 300447200 śūla
NT5 300447201 mañjarī
NT5 300447217 yaṣṭi
NT5 300447227 lakuṭa
NT5 300447234 muktāpadma
NT5 300447271 sahasradala-kamala
NT5 300447276 musala
NT5 300447278 vajra
NT5 300447282 Saṁvaraṇā
NT5 300447297 śaṅkhanidhi
NT5 300447298 nidhighaṭa
NT5 300447299 nidhikalaśa
NT5 300447301 triśula (motif)
NT5 300447312 chatra
NT5 300447329 pūrṇaghaṭa
NT5 300447330 pūrṇakumbha
NT5 300447331 pūrṇakalaśa
NT5 300447346 latāpatra
NT5 300447347 vallī-maṇḍala
NT5 300447377 jalapatra
NT5 300447379 gōmutrikā
NT5 300447383 cakra (motif)
NT5 300447405 śālabhañjikā
NT5 300447410 pañcāgnitapas
NT5 300449181 chakras (motifs)
NT5 300449183 gadā (motif)
NT5 300449187 lingams (motifs)
NT5 300449188 yonis (motifs)

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