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burdock (motif)


Identification code: 300343554



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  • burdocks
  • buturak

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Stylized motif of the burdock plant, genus Arctium, used in carpet patterns to guard against bad luck or to symbolize abundance. It is a diamond shaped motif, often with a smaller diamond in the middle, of which the distinguishing aspect is the small lines or hooked lines radiating from the outermost diamond to represent small burrs.

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