Thanks all for your input! 
 
Ben, sorry but I disagree that floral motifs are decorative only. 
It's one of the oldest, universal symbols of the cycle of birth/life and death. 
 
Tim, maybe the scales are eggs (Naga eggs)?  
I don't know but your dragon description gave me some ideas... 
 
Katana, I haven't thought about it as a pictogram before.  
Anyone knowledgeable about Moro culture who has seen pictograms used somewhere else within this culture? 
 
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