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star trek - What (if any) is the symbolism of the Bajoran emblem?


I've been watching DS9 a lot lately and I've noticed that the Bajorans use the Emblem of the Bajoran People extremely regularly. Aside from being a common design for jewelry and insignia, they're used in architectural ornamentation, window design, and so forth. I joked that they used it like medieval inhabitants of andalusian Spain.


Memory Alpha didn't provide me with more than that name, but it's used often enough and is distinctive enough that I'm curious if it has a deeper meaning.



Golden emblem roughly the shape of an elongated egg with a similar shape cut out of it, centered horizontally but situated towards the bottom of the outer oval. A vertical pillar bridges the hole and extends slightly past the top of the egg shape. Vertically aligned with the bottom of the egg shape is a circular design with a spiral design reminiscent of the chambered nautilus shell or turbine blades.




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