31.   This curtain wallhe called bekleidung, or wall dressing, and this textile motif was his justification for polychromatic materials.

32.   A common motif is a symbol with four outcurling curves, representing the Wabanaki Confederacy of Eastern tribes.

33.   A cotton-flower motif is common on bathroom tiles and as an ornament on apartment buildings.

34.   Conceptual art motifs are prevalent in the works selected for the book.

35.   The ethnic theme can even extend to the invitations, where the decorative motif could be cowrie shells, a popular symbol in African culture.

36.   The children draw pictures of their villages in Kosovo, and the motif is often the violence involving the Serb forces and the NATO bombings.

37.   The motifs are combined using geometry - another purely Islamic art which adorns many of the most beautiful buildings in the Islamic world.

38.   The problem is batik is now such an industry standard that some motifs are patented overseas, where property rights are highly valued.

39.   There are also motifs of firefighters as well as of each branch of the armed services.