Interview with Sofia Bezvoleva
Abstract
Fragment of the carpet woven in two techniques "pravo i siliuchano" woven in the interwar period by the respondent's mother, approximately the 1940s. The basic background - black, the shuttle-woven part represents stripes, woven in the red-green-blue color range. The ornament chosen without a shuttle "picked by fingers" represents stylized flowers woven in the red-green color range. The carpet is woven from dyed woolen threads, the base is made of cotton threads.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Crafts
Textile
and Design
Fashion and Cultural Textiles
Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The British Museum
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026