Bugzhoma or Bedding Ornament, Uzbekistan

Red cloth with a corner of wide cream rosettes and a loose gray 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. In form, a red textile with one rounded corner and an L-shaped band of embroidered medallions in cream, yellow, and plum. Pink and white flower sprigs cluster inside the corner around a central round flower. Gray fringe hangs loosely along the lower edge. It is 38 inches wide.

Soft red, soft edges, and a fringe that has opinions.