Interview with Sofia Bezvoleva

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Authors: Viorel Miron
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Abstract

In the photo, the project team demonstrates the carpet woven by the respondent Bezvoleva Sofya. The technique is called "straight" or in strips, woven with a shuttle. The carpet is woven from dyed woolen threads, the base is made of cotton threads. The carpet is 1.4 meters wide and 2 meters long, there are 5 "pitki" - this is how the color compositions were called. Again, red and green tones prevail in the color scheme of the carpet, along the center of the black strips are drawn threads called "bobchata" of yellow 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