Bugzhoma or Bedding Ornament, Uzbekistan

Deep red cloth with a cream border of ovals and a wild bundle of fringe.

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. Plainly, a square textile in dark red, with an L-shaped band of embroidered rosettes and oval shapes in cream, orange, and violet. A small rectangular patch with a round medallion sits at the inner corner. Mixed-color fringe in tan and gray hangs from two sides. It is 41 inches wide.

Reserved in the middle, and then the fringe happens.