Welcome to the Ornament Motif Identifier! Click through the buttons below to find the best tag for any motif you encounter in an ornament print. You’ll know you’ve reached the end of the selection path for a given motif when the button is blue and unavailable for clicking.
Living or once-living things such as people, animals, monsters, or skeletons.
Note: masks and certain columns and supports may have organic forms (i.e. shaped like a human), but are listed under inorganic since they are functional objects rather than living beings.

Non-living things such as architectural features, masks, patterns, and objects like clothing, jewels, and weapons.

A motif that does not fit into any of the categories described in this selection tool, but seems significant enough to be categorized and labeled at a later date. Think of this as a placeholder tag for when you run into unknowns.