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11 symbols found
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Andean Stepped Cross Motif
This stepped-cross motif comes from a painted Andean cotton textile, tentatively attributed to Chimu culture, where it appears alongside coiled serpent forms.
Textile Derived · documented field
Diamond-with-Dot Field Motif — Slavic Embroidery
A dotted rhombus or lozenge documented within Ukrainian and other Slavic-region embroidery traditions.
Textile Derived · documented field
Eight-Point Rosette — Eastern Slavic Folk Ornament
An eight-point star or rosette documented in Ukrainian and wider Eastern European textile ornament.
Textile Derived · documented field
Herringbone Band — Slavic Pottery and Textile Ornament
A repeated chevron or diagonal-stroke band used in medieval pottery and later regional textile decoration.
Textile Derived · documented field
Horse-and-Rider Folk Motif — Slavic Embroidery
A geometrically simplified horse and rider documented in 19th- and early 20th-century northern Russian embroidery.
Textile Derived · documented field
Inca Checkerboard Tunic Pattern
Black-and-white checkerboard tunics were controlled Inca garments associated with military distinction, political identity and prestigious state gifting.
Textile Derived · documented field
Inca Quipu Knot Group
Quipus used cords, colours, attachments and knots to organise recorded information in the Inca world; this simplified group represents the system without inventing a message.
Textile Derived · documented field
Interlocking Lozenges — Slavic Textile Ornament
A repeating diamond lattice documented in Ukrainian and other Central and Eastern European textile traditions.
Textile Derived · documented field
Paired Birds and Plant Motif — Eastern Slavic Folk Embroidery
Two birds arranged around a tree or flowering plant on Eastern Slavic embroidered towels.
Textile Derived · documented field
Peacock or Confronted Bird Motif — South and East Slavic Folk Art
A symmetrical pair of ornamental birds, sometimes identified as peacocks, in Balkan and Eastern European folk design.
