Bugzhoma or Bedding Ornament, Uzbekistan

Black cloth with a border of orange and red discs and a long dark fringe.

This bugzhoma, or bedding ornament is from Uzbekistan, and dates to the 20th century. It is embroidered cotton. Central Asian embroidery is usually worked in stitches that cover the ground cloth, creating dense surfaces that vary by region and by the hand of the maker. Taken as a whole, an almost square textile in solid black with an L-shaped band of embroidered round medallions in orange, red, and yellow on a green strip. A small rectangular patch with a ringed medallion sits inside the corner. Thick black fringe hangs along the lower and right edges. It is 29 inches wide.

Plenty of drama, delivered mostly in the corner.