Arabesque Design Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. Click to view download files. Click to view IIIF info.

By placing the arabesque design on the wood cutout of Canada geese and mallards—a vintage “Canadiana” object—I aim to question the origin of culture and the role of ornamentation.

By placing the arabesque design on the wood cutout of Canada geese and mallards — a vintage “Canadiana” object — I aim to question the origin of culture and the role of ornamentation.

A vertical plate with an arabesque ornament design featuring Neoclassical and Empire style motifs – mythological creatures and figures, butterflies, dragonflies, squirrels, monkeys, trophies, vases, ...