"DECORATIVE MOTIF EXTERIOR" - Humanities
- Field label
- DECORATIVE MOTIF EXTERIOR
- Field mnemonic
- DECME
- Field name
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- Decorative Motif Exterior
- Motif décoratif extérieur
- Field definition
- This field contains key words defined by the museum to describe decorative motifs present on the exterior surfaces of the object. Decorative motifs are usually defined as non-functional decorations.
- Heading
- DESCRIPTIVE FIELDS
- Comments
- NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
- Entry rules
- Enter user defined keywords to describe the decorative patterns applied on the exterior. Attributed data should be followed by space "?". A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
- Cataloguers rules
- See also, other Decorative Motif fields with mnemonics prefixed by 'DM', Decorative Technique (DT), and Pattern Name (PTN).
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- floral ?
- grape clusters
- children
- scène mythologique
- les neuf muses
- motifs floraux ?
- Discipline
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- History
- Art
- Source
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- History Task Force
- Fine and Decorative Arts Task Force
- Field label (French)
- MOTIF DÉCORATIF EXTÉRIEUR
- Field mnemonic (French)
- MDEX
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