An ornamental border motif rich with small, repeating elements such as jags, triangles, graniform and tearlike shapes. In the Hutsul dialect, ‘rieska’ is the name for duckweed. With its rhythmical arrangement, the motif resembles a duckweed not in terms of its pattern but in the sense of abundance, intricacy, and saturation that it creates. 

In the Hutsul region, several types of ‘rieska’ motif are distinguished, each with unique characteristics, namely:

1. ‘Sliozky’ (teadrops) motif represented by rhythmically repeating oval elements arranged vertically, in which one end is rounded and the other is sharp. The design appears as a narrow band running in a straight line or forming a circle. It is widely used in flat carving and inlay.
2. ‘Rieska z klyntsiamy’ (duckweed with wedges) – an ornamental border motif made up of an engraved ‘kryvulka’ (wavy line) and triangular ‘klyntsi’ (wedges) created by chip carving. 
3. ‘Rieska trykutna’ (triangular duckweed) is similar to ‘rieska z klyntsiamy.’ This motif consists of a curved base with triangular recesses on both sides created by chip carving. 
4. ‘Podviina rieska’ (double duckweed) is an ornamental border motif that resembles ‘rieska trykutna’ but with a doubled design based on mirror symmetry. The motif is created by chip carving. Sometimes, the outer triangles are adorned with crosshatching (‘ilchate pysmo’). 

‘Rieska’ motifs are mainly used to frame or close ornamental compositions or individual motifs.