Bugzhoma or Bedding Ornament, Uzbekistan

Magenta cloth with a pink flower border and a seafoam fringe that shimmers.

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. Taken as a whole, a square textile in raspberry pink with an L-shaped border of round pink and white flowers on a dark ground. A curved appliqued panel in the inner corner carries pale threadwork in orange and yellow. Pale green fringe lines the top and left edges. It is 38 inches wide.

A pink that does not whisper and does not apologize.