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... motifs . Three main classes of motifs are used : geometrical ; conventional , or stylized ; and illustra- tive , or naturalistic . The geometrical repertoire is built up from variations and combinations of meanders , poly- gons ...
... motifs . Three main classes of motifs are used : geometrical ; conventional , or stylized ; and illustra- tive , or naturalistic . The geometrical repertoire is built up from variations and combinations of meanders , poly- gons ...
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... motifs derived from the Chinese lotus blossom . In the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York . Full size 6.96 X 2.69 m . By courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , gift of Joseph V. McMullan ; photograph , Otto E. Nelson ...
... motifs derived from the Chinese lotus blossom . In the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York . Full size 6.96 X 2.69 m . By courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , gift of Joseph V. McMullan ; photograph , Otto E. Nelson ...
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... motifs . Eastern Europe . Knotted Mazovian rugs of East Prus- sia show the strongest Oriental influence , though at the The Textile Museum Collection , Washington , D.C .; photograph , Otto E. Nelson - EB Inc. same time they are deeply ...
... motifs . Eastern Europe . Knotted Mazovian rugs of East Prus- sia show the strongest Oriental influence , though at the The Textile Museum Collection , Washington , D.C .; photograph , Otto E. Nelson - EB Inc. same time they are deeply ...
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