Bugzhoma or Bedding Ornament, Uzbekistan

Bright red cloth with diamond medallions and olive-green fringe that sweeps wide.

This bugzhoma, or bedding ornament is from Uzbekistan, and dates to the 20th century. It is embroidered cotton. Decorative covers and panels for bedding are traditionally displayed in the home, where stacked quilts and cushions are arranged along a wall. The piece reads as a square red textile with a border of cream diamonds containing round black and white centers. A sprig of dark leaves and orange buds spreads inside the corner. Long olive-green fringe flares along two sides, with a narrow green edge binding. It is 34.5 inches wide.

All that fringe, and not a single hair out of place.