[–] sillymanilly ago (edited ago)
Album covers hung like art because often times are. That and the music speaks to the issues and mind set of the time they were created. Plus they will be great conversation starters. "David Bowie rocks! Was Michael Jackson into little boys? Only MaCauley Culkin knows for sure."
[–] escapefromredditbay 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
animal furs, and tapestries jump to mind. you could even mount things like weapons if you got creative about it.
[–] DeltaBravoTango 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Christianity is really the only thing I can think of that Western cultures have in common. I'm sure there are other things though.
[–] miro 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Here's Wikipedia's list of important themes and traditions in Western culture. Hopefully this will give you some inspiration. It's quite a broad topic, but things that stand out to me are science, innovation, and political philosophy (especially ideas about individual autonomy, democracy, and free speech).
[–] Igor_the_Defiler 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Paintings, my friend! Paintings!
I nominate The Bridal Procession in Hardanger by Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude.
[–] l-emmerdeur 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The fasces is an old traditional symbol of Rome, which is really where western culture begin to spread.
After the split of the empire, the cross became the symbol of western culture for the next 1400 years or so.
[–] 3452976? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Celtic knots; coats of arms; license plates; Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights prints; pressed flowers (not originally Western, but it's been around long enough); playbills; movie posters; graffiti; animal skins; beer bottle caps; album covers; coins; road signs; white board